{"id":1958,"date":"2010-09-19T12:52:25","date_gmt":"2010-09-19T18:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2010-09-19T12:52:25","modified_gmt":"2010-09-19T18:52:25","slug":"chocolates-guaranteed-to-attract-a-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2010\/09\/19\/chocolates-guaranteed-to-attract-a-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate\u2019s Guaranteed to Attract a Crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fairguests watch the Ghirardelli Chocolate Champions contest on Sept. 18.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nOne of the most anticipated Culinary Styles contests brought out chocolate lovers of all ages on Saturday, Sept. 18 \u2013 the Ghirardelli Chocolate Champion Contest.
\nThe scent of rich chocolate \u2013 dark, milk, white and every variation thereof \u2013 filled the contest area as competitors delivered precious choco cargo before judging started at 1 p.m. There was a definite buzz of anticipation as passersby stopped not only to observe the judging but to simply inhale<\/em>.
\nThirty-three contestants turned out, bringing a wide variety of treats \u2013 cakes, mousses, cookies, cupcakes, brownies, tortes, candies \u2013 to challenge any expert to choose first-, second- and third-place winners.
\nWinning entries were a diverse lot \u2013 mousse, cookies, cakes \u2013 offered by contestants from near and far.
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Chino resident Kathleen L. Cable\u2019s S\u2019more-iffic Cup of Ghirardelli Chocolate Mousse won First Place of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Champion contest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nChino resident Kathleen L. Cable\u2019s S\u2019more-iffic Cup of Ghirardelli Chocolate Mousse won the First Place ribbon, $150 and a Ghirardelli Gift Basket. In addition to the \u201cgreat blend of flavors\u201d the judges praised Cable\u2019s presentation as \u201cworthy of a gourmet magazine.\u201d Her s\u2019mores inspiration was complete with a toasted marshmallow topping each mug of rich mousse to be enjoyed by accompanying chocolate-dipped spoons.
\nFullerton resident Kevin N. Haw\u2019s Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake won Second Place,\u00a0$50 and a Ghirardelli Gift Basket. The judges enjoyed each layer of texture from the bottom up: chocolate cake, chocolate mousse and white chocolate cream cheese.
\nNorth Hollywood resident Gigi D\u2019Amore\u2019s Dark Chocolate Chipotle Cookies won Third Place. Judges noted her creation\u2019s \u201cgreat cookie texture\u201d and the chipotle \u201cheat creeps up on you\u201d for good flavor.
\nHeather Moloian of Thousand Oaks earned an honorable mention with her Pecan Chocolate Roca Torte that judges enjoyed for its toasted nuts and toffee.
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Fullerton resident Kevin N. Haw\u2019s Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake won Second Place.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n
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North Hollywood resident Gigi D\u2019Amore\u2019s Dark Chocolate Chipotle Cookies won Third Place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Thousand Oaks resident Heather Moloian\u2019s Pecan Chocolate Roca Torte won Honorable Mention <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the most anticipated Culinary Styles contests brought out chocolate lovers of all ages on Saturday, Sept. 18 \u2013 the Ghirardelli Chocolate Champion Contest. The scent of rich chocolate \u2013 dark, milk, white and every variation thereof \u2013 filled the contest area as competitors delivered precious choco cargo before judging started at 1 p.m.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,11,13,14],"tags":[196,253,456,477,878,1151],"class_list":["post-1958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contests-and-competitions","category-fairnews","category-food","category-funatthefair","tag-chino","tag-culinary-styles","tag-fullerton","tag-ghirardelli-chocolate","tag-north-hollywood","tag-thousand-oaks"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}