Join The Cocktail Guru & The Big Chocolate Show for "A Deliciously Decadent Evening of Chocolate & Cocktails," with Special Guest Johnny Iuzzini - James Beard Award-Winning Celebrity Pastry Chef, Author, and Chocolatier. In this two hour walk-around tasting, you’ll visit stations stocked with an array of chocolate-friendly liquor brands that are paired with a selection of bespoke desserts and dishes made by NYC's premier chocolatiers and chefs. At the bar, chocolate purists and cocktail lovers can taste through signature lines of chocolates while watching some of NYC's finest mixologists shake, stir and serve custom libations designed to bring out the best in each variety. This event includes unlimited chocolate, pastry, spirit, and cocktail samples.
Music by NYC's NASH FM, 94.7! Chocolate and cocktail lovers, prepare for sweet surrender!
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Chefs & Liquor Brands Featured at this Event are:
The Chef:
Iesha Williams, The Salty Heifer
The Spirit:
Mad River Distillers
The Chocolate:
Conexion Virgin 85%
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The Chef:
Rhonda Kave, Roni-Sue’s Chocolates
The Spirit:
Van Gogh Vodka
The Chocolate:
Conexion roasted 64%
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The Chef:
Elisa Lyew, Elisa’s Love Bites
The Spirit:
OM Spirits (Organic Mixology)
The Chocolate:
Conexion Virgin 70%
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The Chef:
Sean Wilson, CSW Catering
The Spirit:
Litchfield Distillery
The Chocolate:
Conexion Virgin 85%
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The Chef:
Agathe Assouline-Lichten, Red Velvet NYC
The Spirit:
Tap 357 Maple Rye whisky
The Chocolate:
Villkuyaya
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The Chef:
Marc Anthony Bynum, MBynum Creations
The Chocolate:
Vilakuyaya
The Spirit:
Fernet Branca
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The Chef:
J. Jackson, Foodtastic
The Spirit:
Somrus Indian Cream liqueur
The Chocolate:
Conexion roasted 70%
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The Chef:
Alyssa Andrews, Fairytale Brownies
The Spirit:
Redemption Rye whiskey
The Chocolate:
Conexion roasted 70%
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The Chef:
Nuhma Tuazon, Nuhma NYC
The Spirit:
Diplomatico Rum
The Chocolate:
Conexion roasted 70%
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The Chef:
Martina Nardo, Sugar Sketch
The Spirit:
Barrow’s Intense Ginger liqueur
The Chocolate:
Villakuyaya
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The Chef:
Regina Mcrae, Grandma’s Secrets
The Spirit:
Real McCoy Rum
The Chocolate:
Conexion roasted 80%
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Featured at the Bar:
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The Mixologist:
Mimi Burnham, Team Cocktail Guru
The Spirits:
Van Gogh Vodka
Barrow’s Intense Ginger liqueur
The Real McCoy Rum
Perfect Puree of Napa Valley
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The Mixologist:
Ovide Matte, Bookmarks Lounge, Team Cocktail Guru
The Spirits:
Redemption Rye
Fernet Branca
Tap 357 Maple Rye Whisky
Wild Hibiscus
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The Mixologist:
Darnell Holguin, Fifty, Team Cocktail Guru
The Spirits:
Diplomatico Rum
OM Spirits
Litchfield Distillery Gin
Perfect Puree of Napa Valley
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The Mixologist:
James Menite, The Plaza Hotel, Team Cocktail Guru
The Spirits:
Mad River Distillery Rye whiskey
Somrus Indian Cream liqueur
Wild Hibiscus