Northwest Chocolate Festival Awards

Tonight the awards were announced for the Northwest Chocolate Festival. There were two judged categories (Bean to Bar and Inclusions) and one non-judged category.

In the judged Bean to Bar category, the winners were:

• GOLD: Rogue Balao
• GOLD: Rogue Silvestre
• SILVER: Patric 67% Madagascar
• BRONZE: Dick Taylor Belize

In the judged Inclusions (flavored chocolate) category, the winners were:

• GOLD: Patric 74% In-NIB-itable
• SILVER: Madre Triple Cacao
• BRONZE: Grenada Nib-A-Licious

They also gave out non-judged awards, including:

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Bill Fredricks of Chocolate Man
• "Mott Green" Sustainability: Fran Bigelow of Fran's Chocolates
• Artisan of the Year: Karen Neugenbauer of Forte Chocolates

You can still buy tickets at the door for this weekend ($40 for a day pass or $65 for both days) at the Conference Center of the Washington State Convention Center.