2019 Chocolate Festival


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For over 20 years, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company has been proud to be affiliated with the Chocolate Festival in benefit of Project Open Hand. During this time, the delicious San Francisco event has raised over $1 million, allowing Project Open Hand to continue its mission to provide nutritious meals to some of the most vulnerable members of our community. In 2019, the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company will take a hiatus from producing the Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival to reimagine the chocolate experience and fine-tune the philanthropic event. We apologize for the disappointment this may cause our loyal Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival fans. In the interim, we encourage festival enthusiasts to contact Project Open Hand directly to learn more about their valuable services and how to become involved either through volunteering or donating.

Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival

Ghirardelli Square
San Francisco, CA

 


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Ghirardelli Chocolate Company would like to thank attendees, vendors, and sponsors for a successful 2018 Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival!

The 23rd Annual Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival hosted over 50 sweet and savory vendors from all around the Bay Area.


Dessert demonstrations were held by local celebrity chefs, and our Ghirardelli Chocolate Master taught "Chocolate School" at the Culinary Stage.


The highly sought-after Ghirardelli Chocolate Lounge provided festival attendees the chance to sip everything from absinthe, rum, and beer to a variet of Bay Area wines, all set to live music.




THANK YOU TO ALL OUR 2018 CULINARY TALENT


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

Kelsey Witherow – Founder at DOUGHP

Steve Genzoli presents Ghirardelli Chocolate School

Chiyo Honde – Pastry Chef at Madcap

Kim Conroy – Pastry Chef at Lazy Bear


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Elisha Smiley – Executive Pasty Chef at Delfina Restaurant Group

Steve Genzoli presents Ghirardelli Chocolate School

Janina O’Leary – Corporate Pastry Chef at Spruce/Bacchus Management Group

Michael Brown – Pastry Chef at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco



OUR 2018 SPONSORS

We thank our Sponsors for supporting the 23rd Annual Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival in benefit of Project Open Hand.



DONATE TO PROJECT OPEN HAND DIRECTLY!


All profits from the Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival are donated to Project Open Hand, a San Francisco based non-profit that provides healthy meals, nutrition counseling and a sense of belonging to those in need in our communities.


Project Open Hand has been a life line for over 32 years to those living with HIV/AIDS, senior citizens, and the homebound critically ill.


The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company has raised more than $1,000,000 for the cause over the past 27 years. Since each hot meal costs approximately $2.00 to produce, with your help we have provided 500,000 nourishing meals for those in our communities.


Find out more about Project Open Hand at OpenHand.org.