Sample exquisite chocolate creations, specialty drink pairings, and light hors d’oeuvres – all at WYES CHOCOLATE SUNDAY March 24, 2013 at Harrah’s Casino Theatre. The VIP Hour kicks off at 2:00 p.m. and general admission is from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Bakeries, caterers, restaurants and more will help guests achieve chocolate nirvana with the sweetest, most chocolaty treats – everything from milk chocolate covered pretzels to White Russian cotton candy. Also, be sure to grab a photo with Elmer Wabbit and catch a performance from the Muff-A-Lottas dance troupe.

Currently participating are Antoine's Annex, Baked, Baker Maid Products, Inc., Be Well Nutrition, Inc., Blue Frog Chocolates, Bourbon House, Brown's Dairy, Cabot Cheese, Chez RuRene Bakery, Chosen Cakes & Caterers, Community Coffee, Cook Me Somethin’ Mister, Crescent Crown, Delgado Community College, Elmer Candy Corporation, Gigi's Cupcakes, Glazer's Distributors, Hyatt Regency New Orleans, inthenola.com, Kentwood, Laura's Candies, Louisiana Culinary Institute, Mardi Gras Chorus, Mister Apple, Mynnye Chocolates, New Orleans Coffee/Cool Brew, New Orleans Ice Cream, Poof! Gourmet Cotton Candy, Restaurant IPO, Republic National Distributing Company, Saundus Sauce, Select Brands, Southern Candymakers, Spa Isbell, Sugar Cane NO Molasses Bakery, LLC, Sweet Cakes & Candy Emporium, The Chocolate Gourmet, The Cocoa Bean Bakery & Café, The Kupcake Factory, The Melting Pot, The Sweet Palate, Travel Central, and Zapp's Potato Chips.

Tickets to this tasty event may be purchased four ways - 1) online at wyes.org 2) stop by the new WYES Studios at 916 Navarre Avenue 3) visit Blue Frog Chocolates at 5707 Magazine Street or 4) call WYES at (504) 486-5511. Prices, in advance, are $50 for the VIP Hour, $35 general admission, $30 for groups of 6 or more and seniors 55-or-older.  At the door tickets are $40.

For all event details, visit wyes.org. All proceeds benefit WYES - Public Television & Digital Media for New Orleans & the Gulf South.

PRESENTED BY: WYES NEW ORLEANS