The Chocolate Recipe Contest takes place in the "Hall of Sweets" (Pacific Beach
Elementary Gym) on 4th Street in Pacific Beach, WA. Judging begins at noon on
Saturday of the festival.
Entries are open to everyone. There are several divisions and categories so the
entire family can enter. Professionals and amateurs will be judged separately.
Categories include: Desserts (cakes and pies), Baked Goods (brownies, bars,
cookies), Sweets (truffles, candy, fudge, etc.) & Savory.
Entry fees are per entry. Contestants may enter multiple categories. The fees
are to help offset the cost of trophies, plaques, and certificates.
Professional Division: $25 per entry.
General Division: $5 per entry.
Kids (ages 10-16): no fee.
Children (under 10): no fee.
Professional entries, fees are due prior to the event.
General and Kids/Children's entries, fees are due on the day of the event.
Checks can be made out to: Museum of the North Beach.
All contestants will submit recipes along with their entries. These recipes will be
collected and later turned into cookbooks. (You may decline to have publish their
recipes.) All proceeds from the cookbooks will go to the Museum of the North Beach
and the Moclips Depot Project. Entrants are encouraged to tell a brief story about
their recipes. For example, an entrant from Kids or Children might write about
his/her grandma's cookies. Be creative and have fun!