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Chocolate Lovers
2010 CHOCOLATE LOVER'S EVENING WINNERS
Professional:
1st Place: Julie Verdaguer (Olde World Tea Company) for Citrus Chocolate Creme Pot
2nd Place: Julie Verdaguer (Olde World Tea Company) for Hot Spiced Chocolate
3rd Place: Yummaries for Chocolate Covered Cake
Amateur:
1st Place: Carlos Verdaguer for Chocolate Cream Cheese Flan
2nd Place: Roxanne Kozak for Oreo Cake
3rd Place: Laura Medlin for Lavender Infused Truffles
People's Choice: the Isle of Wight County Fair Queens for Chocolate Bon Bons
Total amount raised by all our wonderful contestants: $1,954.00
for the American Cancer Society.
Thank you to all our visitors, participants, the shops, the chefs and our Relay for Life Isle of Wight Queens for their hard work and support. A special note of thanks to our judges Mary Griffith of Virginia's Finest Chocolates and her daughter for sampling over 40 dishes!
Volunteers for the event, the Relay for Life Queens, judge Mary Griffith and daughter and (second from left, back row) Isle of Wight County Fair Queen, Jacqueleen Morin whose family's Bon Bon recipe won the People's Choice award for the Isle of Wight County Fair Queens.
Left: Julie Verdaguer, Judge Mary Griffith and daughter, Carlos Verdaguer
Right: Judge Mary Griffith and Yummaries Chef, Marie Payne.
Left: Judge Mary Griffith & Roxanne Kozak.
Right: Laura Medlin and Michelle Roger & Donna Plaster served Cake & Fudge at Smithfield Christian Counseling and Laura won third place (Amateur category) for her Lavender Infused Truffles.
Left: Spiced Mocha Latte by Ashley Collier at the Smithfield Beanery
Center: Turtle bites, Chocolate Surprise Cake and Princess Pie by Barbara Strafford at Colorscapes Gallery
Right: Catherine Jones served Chocolate Lemon Escape, Chocolate Strawberry Roll, Chocolate Pecan Divinity & Chocolate Coconut Surprise cakes at Encore Pilates Studio.
Left: Becky Younger with her Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and the Relay for Life Queens at the Painted Garden
Center: Bubba-n-Franks served 8-Layer cake, Chocolate Cheese Cake and Chocolate Caramel Affair at Laura & Lucy's.
Right: Carlos Verdaguer served Tres Leches and Chocolate Cream Cheese Flan at the Olde World Tea Shop and won first place (Amateur category) for the Flan.
Left: Dawn Bullis served "Darn Good" Chocolate Cake to a guest at the Smithfield Ice Cream Parlor.
Second from left : Yummaries served Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake (third place winner - Professional Category), English walnut Toffee Cheesecake and "Fudge Puddles" at the Center @ 139.
Third & fourth from the left: Christ Church held its own contest for their entries and winners were "a Chocolate Truffle Dessert by the "Not Quite Rites," (shown held by Eileen Lock), Deborah Webb's "Love makes the world go 'round" and "Good Chocolate Cake: by Wayne & Molly Lundie
It was a beautiful February evening in downtown Smithfield.
Left: Cecelia Culpepper and Helen Minton served Chocolate Covered Cherries & Sugar-Free Chocolate Bark at the Christmas Store.
Center: Roy Williams paired wine and chocolate at the Arts Center @ 319
Right: "People's Choice" Winners, the Isle of Wight County Fair Queens served Chocolate Bon Bons at the Ice Cream Parlor.
Left: Tammy Shackleford & Sandra Wilkins made Double Chocolate Walnut Biscotti at Buchanon's.
Center: Leigh Anne Bell with her Chocolate Cherry Surprise Cake at Perspectives.
Right: Amy Ring of Ringo's Donut Shop with "Chocolate OMG" at the Christmas Store.
Left: Violinist Karen Stowe at Encore Pilates Studio
Center: Colorscapes Gallery welcomed guests
Right: Santa greeted guests at the Christmas Store
Left: Judy Horne served Chocolate Mousse Roll at Smithfield Interiors.
Center: Julie Verdaguer of Old World Tea Company served Raspberry Double Chocolate Jelly Roll and won both first and second place (professional) for her Citrus Chocolate Creme Pot and Hot Spiced Chocolate.
Right: Paula Hicks served a crowd her Chocolate Hazelnut French Turnovers at Fairfield Photography.
Left: Jeanette Simmons served Orange Fudge at Imagine Art Studio.
Center: Nancy Owen served chocolate Cocoons at Lindsey Jones, Ltd.
Right: Betty Clark offered Peanut Butter Balls at Mansion House Art & Antiques.
Left: Robin Moore served Drizzled Cherry Cookie Cups at Encore Pilates
Center: Shirley Hooker (last year's "People's Choice" Winner) served her fudge and brownies at the 1750's Courthouse.
Right: Smithfield Inn's Chef, Jonathan Olinger served Cookie Dough Truffles.
Left: The Judges were kept busy tasting over 40 entries.
Right: Win Winslow provided music at the Center @ 319.
Left: The shops were full of visitors & tasters!
Right: The desserts were beautifully displayed, like Roxanne Kozak's Oreo Cookie Cake which won second place in the amateur category.
Left: Third Place Winning dish (Professional Category) - Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cakes by Yummaries.
Right: Everyone was a winner at Chocolate Lovers!
Professional guest chef Mary Griffith from Virginia's Finest Chocolates
judged the entries for prizes. Additionally, each participant in the contest received a $10.00 gift certificate to help defer costs.
Prizes:
$100.00 for the "People's Choice" winner
$50.00 for 1st place in both Amateur and Professional Categories
$35.00 for 2nd place in both Amateur and Professional Categories
$25.00 for 3rd place in both Amateur and Professional Categories
Chocolate Lovers 2010 Event Press Release
For further information contact Terry Thompson at (757) 357-2214 or at tthompson@isleofwightus.net.
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Smithfield & Isle of Wight CVB Staff:
Judy Hare Winslow, Director of Tourism
Lois Chapman, Marketing & Public Relations Manager
Cheryl Whitener, Visitor Center Manager
Terry Thompson, Event Coordinator
Kristin Wilda, Farmer's Market Manager
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