If it's made of chocolate, it will likely be found at the annual Chocolate Festival, slated to take place March 5 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.
Designed to satisfy the sweet tooth, the annual event is sponsored by Rehoboth Beach Main Street and the Friends of the Rehoboth Beach Public Library. It will feature cookies, brownies, pies, cheesecakes, candy and more.
Eager bakers begin to drop off their goods at 7 a.m. the day of the event, and the doors open to the public at 11:30 a.m.
Janette Clavette of Harbeson has been a judge for 20 years and looks forward to the event every year.
"It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it," she said. "It's a great event. There is chocolate in the air, and that's enough to give you a high."
Along with the baking contest and tastings, there are a variety of other activities at the festival, said Jenny Barger, executive director of RBMS.
"We're going to have Rehoboth Cooperative Preschool here providing kid activities, and we currently have seven vendors with more to come," she said.
Barger said she's always excited to see the baking contest entries.
"We definitely have a big mixture of entries," she said. "We have a lot of downtown restaurants, which is my personal favorite, and many residents."
Kathy Pasqualini, owner of Pasqualini's Bakery, has taken home six grand prize awards and 15 to 18 ribbons.
"We attempt to make different things every year," she said. "One year we made a sweet ravioli with chocolate dough filled with sweet ricotta cheese. After we boiled them, we drizzled them with white and dark chocolate. That was a popular one."
Barger encourages attendees to arrive early as the event is scheduled to end at 3:30 p.m., or when the chocolate runs out.
"And we have run out of chocolate before," she said.
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