The good folks at Drink:Eat:Play Events will be bringing together Los Angeles’ best pastry chefs, chocolatiers, and bakeries on Sunday, July 26 at the third-annual Dessert Decadence event. The three-hour sugar high will feature an abundance of the sweet stuff under one moreish roof. Think: crème brûlée, gelato, fruit tarts, gourmet ice cream, hand-crafted chocolates, and more! Confirmed vendors include Geisha House, BoHo, Ketchup, The Kress, Bella Cucina, Cafe Del Rey, Sweet Square, Milk and Krunchies, Layers Cupcakes, Frosting Forever, Carmela Ice Cream, Flavors with Love Catering, and Paciugo Gelato.
The moveable dessert feast will begin at 5 PM at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. Admission is $40 and includes samplings of desserts, Naja Tea, and coffee. The hotel will provide a cash bar of dessert wines and cocktails. For more information, visit the event’s website.
Dessert Decadence Tix Giveaway
Join The Astronomer and me, as well as sugar fiends from across L.A., at Dessert Decadence! I have TWO tickets to give away to ONE lucky gas•tron•o•my reader. All you have to do is leave a comment with your name, email address, and the name of your favorite sweet treat. Only one entry per person, please. I’ll be using a random number generator to choose the winner. All entries must be received by Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at midnight PST. Good luck!
Psst! Goldstar is selling tickets to the event for just $25!
Woo hoo, me want me want!
Maggie Chu – kingsfan1123@gmail.com – crème brûlée
It turns out that the thing that finally draws me out of my lurking is the promise of free dessert. What can I say, I’m a glutton.
My favorite sweet treat is, without hesitation, fruit pie. Mixed berry, if I am pressured for a more refined answer.
Caramel & Sea Salt ANYTHINGGG
mint chocolate anything. yum!!!
PICK ME!! I have the biggest sweet tooth!!! I have the root canals to prove it. Yes multiples!
my favorite sweet treat is daifuku’s and in 2nd place is gingersnap cookies!
Mint chip ice cream from rite aid!!!!
My favourite dessert has to be a mini fruit tart.. but it has to be done right! So few places do..
custard, definitely custard whether you put it in a napoleon or a creme puff or creme brulee, I absolutely love custard. I might possibly prefer it best just by itself with a dash of nutmeg on top.
oh my…a dessert fest?? too go to be true!
i would have to say a simple fruit salad, creme brulee, or carrot cake 🙂
bryanphan123@yahoo.com
Bryan Phan
favorite dessert is flan and cheesecake
my favorite dessert is coffee ice cream or coffee cake! 😀
email-kimberlyphan123@yahoo.com
my favorite dessert is a toss up between a cake my bf’s mom makes called yum yum cake, (sort of like chocolate pudding pie) and boston cream pie….
scratch what i told you before. fitting into a wedding dress? bah! it can kiss my behind. my favorite sweet is definitely a whoopie pie. NOM. gmasbakery@gmail.com 🙂
oh my! desserts galore! my favorite dessert is black sesame ice cream.. yummm
quynhnvo@gmail.com
i LOVE macarrons!
Me, me, me. Pick me!
I heart Reese’s peanut butter eggs. They make them for other holidays, but the egg is somehow the superior shape for the best chocolate/peanut butter ratio.
I have too much of a sweet tooth to pick just one…but if I must, in the spirit of summer, I choose the not-so-widely-known-and-now-discontinued Cool-a-Coo ice cream sandwich. A favorite treat at Dodger games growing up. It was vanilla ice cream between oatmeal cookies and dipped in a thin layer of chocolate. Perfection. My siblings and I lament the loss on a regular basis.
I don’t have very fancy taste…but I would LOVE to come to this event!
I love anything that’s extra chocolaty, but I love a good Tiramisu.
MMMMmmm….this sounds so yummy!
MMM… Tiramisu (split with boyfriend) Clairelatoures@yahoo.com
I am soooo into this!
Diana
ieatcupcakes@gmail.com
See’s chocolates (yes, even given the aforementioned e-mail)
my favorite sweets are dark chocolate sea salt caramels from frans chocolates based out of Seattle WA. Thank goodness they have a mail order business.
too many good desserts to choose from, I would always be happy with a good slice of Tiramisu! 🙂
Gotta be MY fresh fruit tart with lemon curd filling 🙂
mMmMMmmM…fluffy water bath cooked flan. none of that thick custard stuffs for me.
tummmy is growling just thinking of the event!!!!
Ann Park
annpark@gmail.com
BREAD PUDDING !! 🙂
I love rum raisin ice cream – yum!
patrice@beautifullifeimages.com
My fave dessert — fresh fruit cobbler with vanilla bean ice cream…MMMMM
ekh23@lycos.com
Karen Duong
skecchi@gmail.com
my favorite is creme brulee!
THANK YOU to everyone who submitted an entry!
The original winner was entry #19 Jackie, but she was disqualified because she did not specify her favorite dessert. WAH WAH. I’m tuff as nailz!
The winner winner is #13 G-ma. Congrats!
My absolutely favorite sweet treat is a Sprinkles cupcake, Actually, I take that back, not “a” Sprinkles cupcake but MANY Sprinkles cupcakes!
Oops! This was 2009!