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Join Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance for a culinary-inspired dessert charity event to support Veterans Art Therapy programming. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - It may not be considered the ‘most important meal of the day’ but it’s certainly the one no one wants to forget! From its simple beginnings of fruit and honeycomb to the culinary masterpieces involving liquid nitrogen and real gold dessert is the sweet treat that has never stopped giving. The 4th Annual Sweet Charity Dessert Challenge pits 30 of Southern Arizona’s best dessert designers against each other for the title of Sweetest of the Sweet, Sweet Charity Dessert Challenge Champion. Pastry chefs, restaurateurs, mixologists and students will all compete to see whose cuisine reigns supreme in a vote decided by the event attendees. Attendees can sample a parade of pastries, cocktails and beer and vote on their favorite recipes in an all people’s choice competition. Categories of awards will highlight the diversity found in desserts, including: Grand Prize - Sweetest of the Sweet, Best Presentation, Most Creative Dessert, Best Baked Dessert, Best Chilled Dessert, Best Frozen Dessert, Best Fruit Dessert, Best Sweet and Salty Dessert, Best Sweet Cocktail, Best Creative Cocktail, and Best Fruity Cocktail.
2016 Featured Participants and Menus Casino Del Sol Chef Gina Skelton Chocolate Snack Attack Fruit Mangonada Upside Down Cake Gourmet Girls Gluten Free Bakery Chef Susan Fulton Pumpkin Trifle Parfait Gringo grill + cantina Chef Andy Ceron Chocolate Tamale with fruit pico de gallo Hacienda del Lago Mixologist Mike Kickin' Cactus Cocoa Cocktail Chef Janet Jones Drunken Cookie Dessert HighWire Lounge Mixologist John Hardin Vodka Gummi Bears Carmel Apple Pearl Shot JW Marriott Starr Pass Mixologist Chris Santos Spice of the Night Chef Chris Johnson Yuzu Fruit Crumble Loews Ventana Canyon Resort Mixologist Tristan White Short & Stout Chef Krista Owens Smoke & Chocolate Mama's Hawaiian BBQ Chef Sam Alboy Bourbon Pecan Bar Nothing Bundt Cakes Bundtini [POPPED] Artisan Popcorn Gingerbread Artisan Popcorn Lemon Chiffon Artisan Popcorn RA Sushi Restaurant Peanut Butter Carmel Crunch Rigo's Restaurant Blanca Ortega & Cynthia Juarez Ponche Calientito Cocktail Cotton Candy Bubbles Ritz Carlton Dove Mountain Chef Daniel Mangione Peppermint Panna Cotta Frozen Pumpkin Pops Roger Clyne's Mexican Moonshine Silver & Gold Tequila Splendido at Rancho Vistoso Chef Robert Kaslly Baked Yule Log SpunLight Cotton Candy Chocolate Salted Caramel Silk Aztec Chocolate Cotton Candy Table of Elementz Chef Alan Sanchez The Road to Hana Dessert Chocolate and BBQ The Melting Pot Chef Patrick Carlin Ode to Mole Rojo Cocktail Bananas Foster Chocolate Fondue Dessert Three Wells Distilling Company Mt Lemon Gin Sonoran Copper Dragoon Brewing Company Dragoon IPA American IPA Barrel-aged The Cuatro Bourbon Barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout Fermented Tea MochaBucha Tickets are $45 per person with proceeds supporting SAACA’s Creative Arts Therapy Program for veterans and assisted living and retirement communities. The raffle will include a mix of restaurant gift certificates, dessert-themed items, artwork and more. 2016 Sweet Charity Dessert Challenge When: Friday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. Where: Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Dr. Cost: $45 per person Online: https://www.saaca.org/sweetcharity.html Phone: (520) 797-3959 NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos available About the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance The Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA) is a not-for-profit organization that exists to ensure that, through engagement in arts and culture, our communities produce strong, inspired citizens. SAACA enlists artists, businesses, governments, and individuals to expand artistic and cultural opportunities in their respective communities. To enhance access to the arts and to promote cultural awareness in the communities it serves, SAACA presents large-scale festivals, events and other programs. The Alliance also promotes educational opportunities in the arts and culture for all ages. Comments are closed.
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