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Dessert Competition, Dinner, Wine, & Dancing while Helping the Homeless!
 Join the fun at this unique annual party and see what the buzz is all about! The Cambridge Housing Assistance Fund proudly presents the fourth annual "Home Sweet Home" dessert tasting and competition on Saturday night, October 22nd, 2011 at the Cambridge Hyatt Regency Hotel's Presidential Ballroom. This spectacular evening has been called the "funnest" charity event of the year and is re-attended by the majority of our guests who invite their friends. Last year, the event was a sell out!
 Billy Costa (NECN's TV Diner) hosts Home Sweet Home which opens doors for the homeless by bringing together some of the area's best dessert chefs and restaurants from Boston, Cambridge and surrounding areas. In addition to the food and competition, dance to the very popular Love Dogs, tastes the wine (VIP ticket required) and participate in the raffles and auctions in a very cool, relaxing lounge atmosphere (staging provided by CORT Furniture, lighting by Pure Energy Entertainment, Flowers by Coady Florists and Whole Foods Market). This fabulous culinary event is hosted by Chef Robert Daugherty of Zephyr on the Charles at the Cambridge Hyatt Regency.
Our Celebrity Judges for the 2011 Professional Dessert Competition are: Annie Copps (Food and Wine writer; host of WGBH's "Daily Dish; and regular contributor to NBC's "Today Show"), Andrew Rimas (Editor, The Improper Bostonian), Amy Traverso (Senior Lifestyle Editor at Yankee Magazine) and Jill Epstein (Publisher of Where to Eat Boston).
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Annie Copps
Co-host of WGBH's (89.7) "Daily Dish" and a regular guest on the "Today" show |
Jill Epstein
Publisher of Where to Eat Boston Magazine |
Andrew Rimas
Editor of The Improper Bostonian Magazine |
Amy Traverso
Senior lifestyle editor at Yankee
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Participating Resturants include:
Media Sponsors:
Beverages Provided by:
| NEW THIS YEAR! Home Sweet Home 2011 will feature two levels of competition, one for professional chefs and one for amateur chefs! |
How2heroes.com and Cambridge School of Culinary Arts are sponsoring an amateur dessert contest with the finalists bringing their samples for three Celebrity Judges at the event. More information on the Amateur Bakeoff Competition event page at WWW.CHAFund.org.
The Amateur Dessert contest Celebrity Judges are: Lee Napoli (owner of Chocolee Chocolates and founder of New England's first and only association for pastry professionals), Clara Silverstein (author of three cookbooks including The Boston Chefs Table, The New England Soup Factory and A White House Garden Cookbook, and a long-time food writer in the Boston area) and Lynne Viera (President & CEO, how2heroes).
"Last year's Home Sweet Home event was the most successful to date and received rave reviews from the attendees and the vendors," said David Pap, CHAF Board Chair. "Our goal is to again raise $150,000 to help 80 ‘at risk' families and individuals to avoid or escape from homelessness." |
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Wine enthusiasts will be able to purchase separate VIP Passports that include a wonderful dinner buffet and wine tasting (Westport Rivers Winery, The Wine Connextion, Still Rivers Winery and a special dessert cocktail from Dylan Black of Green Street Grill). Polish off your evening with a cup of Armeno Coffee! All guests will vote on the best professional desserts of the evening to determine the recipients of the CHAF "Yummy Awards!" with the Celebrity Judges selecting the best overall dessert.
Tickets are $50 for the Presidents Ballroom (dessert tasting and dancing) and $100 for a VIP Passport (also includes dinner and wine tasting) will be available online after Labor Day at www.CHAFund.org. There will be a 20% discount for President's Pass tickets and a $50 discount on couple's VIP tickets ordered online before September 30th. Tickets are limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. Watch our website for important updates. |
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