NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts hosted their annual Chocolate Madness event at The Cyclorama. I was invited to attend as a judge which
included a catered reception with plated appetizers and glasses of
wine before diving headfirst into plates of chocolate everything. At assigned tables fellow judges and I rated
eight entries based on taste and creativity, before making the rounds to all
(or as many as we could!) individual tables. We sampled from the wildly
inventive treats to the standard but never disappointing confections from local restaurants, bakeries and chocolatiers who came out to support the cause.
My favorite? Definitely the Grand Cru Granada chocolate mousse w.
cookie crumbs, caramel + meringue from Union Bar & Grille. Runner
up was a tough call, but I will give it to the salted
caramel chocolate cupcake from South End Buttery. Honorable mentions go out to the Taza Chocolate bread pudding w. salted caramel + toffee cream from The Fireplace, the peanut butter chocolate fudge brownies courtesy of Butter Girl Baking Co. and the French macaroons w. Bergamot chocolate + salted toffee provided by Beacon Hill Bistro. Oh and then there
was Foie Gras Cupcakes from Kickass Cupcakes - not for everyone - but definitely for me.
As it turns out, you can have too much chocolate. But I wasn't
complaining. It was such an honor to judge this event and I would do it again
in a heartbeat!
Lovely photos! And how freaking adorable is Robin?
ReplyDeleteLucky lucky you! I love the carrots as decor!
ReplyDeletewhat an event ;) tough job, judging, i'm sure! love the looks of that salted caramel cupcake, mostly because i can't avoid salted caramel anything!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great event! I want all of it!
ReplyDeleteSay WHA?! I need to get to this SE Buttery place. And I'm always up for bread pudding. What a great event, lucky you!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, per usual. And so glad to see Doves and Figs was there - love their jams!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like such a fun event, but I can see how it would be tough to judge!
ReplyDeleteis that table of condoms amidst the chocolate? I guess those two things go together :)
ReplyDeleteThe event looks like a blast - I could not imagine having to judge all those delicious chocolate dishes!
ReplyDeleteEverything sounds awesome. So, so sad I had to miss it!
ReplyDeleteIt was great to see you!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome event! It looks like tasty madness to the extreme, yum!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome event! It looks like tasty madness to the extreme, yum!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those cupcakes look incredible!
ReplyDeleteSweet treats galore! Man I wish I were in your shoes that day!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! That chocolate mousse really does look like a show-stopper.
ReplyDeleteThey would have had to roll me out of there on a cart. Lucky!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you and I had similar picks. I LOVED the union mousse and caramel cup, and SE Buttery's cupcakes. Fun seeing you there!
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