2013
Culinary Awards &
OSCAR PARTY
in Manchester, VT!
@ The Wilburton Inn
on Sunday, February 24th
$500 was raised for the “Digitize Village Picture Shows!” Kickstarter campaign to “Keep Movies in Manchester”!
CULINARY AWARDS
The HotChocolate™ Society’s Culinary Awards challenge chefs to explore the art of cooking with chocolate to create savory or sweet bites. Hadley N. Stock from Pink Boot Farm collected three awards - the jury and audience awards for BEST SAVORY BITE for their “Bourbon brined coco-dusted pork belly steamed bun with chocolate hoisin sauce and quick pickles” and the jury’s BEST SWEET BITE for their “Deep dark chocolate bread pudding with bourbon salted caramel sauce and orange creme anglasie”. Popular vote for BEST SWEET BITE went to Natasha & Matt Littrell and Gene Rowley of the Crazy Russian Girls Bakery for “Chocolate Ginger Brandy Snap”.
2013 CHEFS
CULINARY JURY
PHOTOS:
(Top, Clockwise) Hadley N. Stock & Michael from Pink Boot Farm; Carolina Ellenbogen presents to Matt & Natasha Littrell and Gene Rowley from Crazy Russian Girls Bakery; Carolina Ellenbogen presents to Hadley N. Stock & Michael from Pink Boot Farm; Jury Members Gordon Dritschilo, Alice Levitt, and Clay Gordon.
OSCAR PARTY GREEN-SCREEN
Photography by Christy Nevius
Guests at The HotChocolate™ Society's Oscar Party are transported (or rather composited) to the Academy Awards. Photos will be available at The Image Loft in Manchester. Each guest is entitled to a FREE 5x7 print.
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EBEN PROFT (Best Dressed Man) won a gift bag from Green Door Day Spa featuring Moroccan Oils worth $100
DIANA DEAN (Best Dressed Woman) won gift certificates valued at $150 to Zippy Chicks and Robin Lane Clothing
BOB & KAREN ALLEN (Best Dressed Couple) won a 3-course dinner for two at the Reluctant Panther.
The Fashion Competition was judged by:
PHOTOS:
(Top, Clockwise) Diana Dean with Ellen Batzel Adams & Robin Lane; Eben Proft with Adams (L) and Lane (R).
OSCAR POOL WINNERS
Shalom Stephens (pictured left, 19 correct of 24) wins a two-hour off-road driving lesson with Land Rover Experience in Manchester, VT.
Shelly Gibson and Roberta Devlin-Scherer (14 correct) receive a J.K. Adams gift basket or a selection of chocolate bars from Fruition Chocolate, a “bean-to-bar” chocolatier.
Anita Jacobson, Barbara Bodine, Carol Berry, Marijo M. Murphy, Sol Posada, and Steve Peters (11 correct) will receive a FREE movie ticket to the Village Picture Shows cinemas!
LIVE MUSIC AT THE OSCAR PARTY
New York City based jazz singer CHRISTY BARON and Jamie C. Ward will performing live music together. (Photo Right)
EONS CREATIVE, LLC
The Manchester based experiential marketing company Eons Creative produced the event and is available to discuss any type of event production, large or small, for the purposes of fundraising, brand building, product launching, and public relations. We create events, or “stories”, in which all stakeholders have the opportunity to build vital relationships between themselves, the public, and the media to help them grow their business. Contact Michael or Carolina Ellenbogen at (802) 768-8498 if you have the need to tell your story. Visit www.eonscreative.com to find more information about their company.
Please visit the websites of our sponsors to learn more about them and take you business their way whenever you have a chance. Each of our sponsors have gone out of their way to become part of this community project and thanks to their generosity, we enjoy more options to make our community experience a richer and better experience... Thank you from Eons Creative!
