Internationally acclaimed pastry chef Alain Roby of GENEVA’s ALL
CHOCOLATE KITCHEN is raising awareness for St. Jude’s Children’s
Research Hospital with his THIRD ANNUAL OOH LA LA CHOCOLATE 5K. The
run will wind through the streets of stunning downtown GENEVA AND END
AT THE WORLD FAMOUS ALL CHOCOLATE KITCHEN (A.C.K) 33 South THIRD
STREET. Runners will be met at the finish line with a custom finisher
medal, an ALL CHOCOLATE KITCHEN sweatshirt, and a CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCE
PROVIDED BY CHEF ROBY HIMSELF. The event will take place on SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 5TH AT 7:30 a.m.Registration is available online at
https://oohlalachocolate5k.itsyourrace.com/register/
[https://oohlalachocolate5k.itsyourrace.com/register/]. Running or
walking the 5k will be a $40 registration fee for each participant. At
6:00 am, registration will open at the starting location, at the Kane
County Court House, 100 S. Third Street in Geneva.
Chef Alain Roby of the All Chocolate Kitchen was named the 2013 Pastry
Chef of the Year by the Chicago Culinary Museum. As an award-winner,
Roby was recently inducted into their Chef Hall of Fame. A Certified
Master Chef of Pastry and Sugar Artistry, and Hall of Fame member in
both Pastry Art & Design and Chocolatier magazines, Chef Roby is
internationally known for his talent in creating sugar and chocolate
masterpieces. He is the only pastry chef to hold three Guinness World
Records for his creations of the World's Tallest Cooked Sugar
Building, the World's Tallest Chocolate Sculpture, and the World’s
Longest Candy Cane. His award-winning cooked sugar building was 12
feet, 10 inches tall, his chocolate sculpture was 20 feet, 8 inches
tall, and his candy cane was 51 feet long.
Chef Roby studied and learned his culinary art in Paris from the world
famous Pastry Chef Lenotre. His work has been featured in Food &
Wine, Gourmet, Architectural Digest, Traditional Home and Veranda as
well as on The Learning Channel and Food Network's Extreme Pastry and
Sugar Rush shows. He has been highlighted on three Food
Network specials: Unwrapped with Mark Summers, Mystery Birthday
Cakes, and The World's Tallest Sugar Building. Chef Roby has served
as a celebrity chef for the Celebrity Chef Tour in Chicago and has
been the head pastry chef at the NFL Commissioner's Super Bowl Party
for the past 19 years. Before opening A.C.K., Chef Roby worked as the
Corporate Executive Pastry Chef for a major hotel corporation for 24
years. He is the author of the cookbook, “Alain Roby’s American
Classics: Casual and Elegant Desserts,” an editor’s “Top Ten”
pick by The Food Channel.
A destination to indulge in and relax, A.C.K.’s unique decorations
ornamenting the interior is a tribute to Chef Roby’s award winning
chocolate creations. The walls of A.C.K. are adorned with photos of
Chef Roby’s award winning events, down to the exact shoes that Chef
wears as he works on each. A.C.K. guests have complimentary access
to Chef Roby’s famous chocolate creations, including a 23-foot-tall
all chocolate enchanted tree, made entirely out of Dark Belgian
Chocolate; a retired 700 lb. sculpture of Neil Armstrong in an
astronaut suit, created out of white chocolate for the Adler
Planetarium that was featured on the Food Network and the Learning
Channel; and finally, a life-size, 650 lb. white chocolate Blackhawks
player, honoring Chicago native/former NHL player Eddie Olczyk,
presented to him at the Blackhawks’ celebration of the 2010 Stanley
Cup.
A.C.K. is located at 33 South Third Street in beautiful downtown
Geneva, Illinois. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.
until 9 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. and Sunday from 11
a.m. until 6 p.m. For more information, visit
www.AllChocolateKitchen.com or call 630.232.2395.
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