Events
Saturday, February 7, 2009 • The French Pastry School • Chicago, IL
Ticket Price: $95** (includes food & drink) - SOLD OUT
6:30pm - 10:00pm
Cocoa Cuisine : Sculpture Garden : Dessert Salon : Cocoa Sutra : Cocoa Lounge : Entertainment : Photography : Event Sponsors : Special Thanks
For The Love of Chocolate Annual Gala a Success
Eight Students Receive Scholarships to Attend The French Pastry School
Chicago, Illinois (February 9, 2009) – With the support of sponsors and guests, For The Love of Chocolate Foundation cleared over $30,000 for future pastry scholarships. The French Pastry School at City Colleges of Chicago saw an attendance of over 400 people at their annual fundraiser, For The Love of Chocolate on Saturday, February 7, 2009.
Guests, sponsors, students, alumni, and chefs gathered to partake in more than 40 chefs’ specialties from chocolate bonbons to fine cuisine. The funds raised will go toward scholarships for future students embarking on a pastry career.
Eight current students at The French Pastry School received For the Love of Chocolate Scholarships made possible by Art Smith, Barry Callebaut, Irinox, Office Concepts / Coalesse, Plugra European Style Butter, Sara Lee, Swiss American Imports and Felchlin.
Photos from 2009 For the Love of Chocolate Event
The evening began in the Chocolate Sculpture Garden where guests enjoyed a sampling of chocolate delights
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Executive Chef Dominique Tougne of Bistro 110 prepares his dish in the Cocoa Cuisine room |
Lovely: a bake shop owned by two graduates of The French Pastry School, Gina Hartwig and Brooke Dailey participated in the Chocolate Sculpture Garden |
Belly dancers brought an ambience to the Cocoa Sutra room |
Models were painted by locals artists Jessie Smith-Larson, Jenelle Wittmann and Dena Jackson |
Chocolate Sculpture created by students of The French Pastry School |
For the Love of Chocolate Scholarship made possible by Barry Callebaut, recipient Sophia Evanoff |
Ira Kaplan and Christine Poland of Irinox USA, sponsors to the Foundation
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Guests to the event enjoyed beverages provided by Wolfberger, Hob Nob, Bacardi along with a full bar service by D’Masti |
Sarah Levy and Rafael Ornelas of Sarah’s Pastries and Candies. Sarah is an alumnus of The French Pastry School |
Erica Bethe Levin of Cheeky Chicago |
DJ Anacron spins the night away in the Dessert Salon |
Paintings, sculptures and decorations set the mood in the Cocoa Sutra room |
Gloria Matlin, Rachel Pfeiffer, Jacquy Pfeiffer (The French Pastry School), Dolores Rose, Anne Marie Schafer |
Chocolate dress and headdress created by Chefs Dereme Church& Blazej Mikulicz of Cru Cacao |
Corporate Executive Chef for Hyatt Regency Alain Roby creates a magical time machine |
Donate to the Foundation
For more information on For The Love of Chocolate Scholarship Foundation or The French Pastry School please visit www.fortheloveofchocolatefoundation.org, or www.frenchpastryschool.com contact:
Anne Kauffmann
The French Pastry School
312.726.2419 ext.207
akauffmann@frenchpastryschool.com
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