Literacy nonprofit Heart of America hosted its
sixth Sweet Charity event in four years, helping 600 attendees get their sugar
fix while raising $70,000. Held in the Mandarin Oriental hotel on April 16, the
event brought out 50 D.C. chefs, including two Food Network stars, to showcase their wares. For Heart of America director of special
projects Michelle Mobley, the biggest challenge was managing the needs of all
those cooks. “You’re not dealing with one caterer,” she said. “You’re dealing
with 50 chefs; 36 of them are doing tables and the rest are dressing models.”
Warren Brown, owner of D.C.’s ever-expanding CakeLove and host of the Food Network’s Sugar Rush, signed autographs and posed for photos with fans, while Duff Goldman, owner of Baltimore’s Charm City Cakes, filmed an episode of his show, Ace of Cakes. Food stations in the ballroom and in the adjoining hallway served guests until 8 p.m., when everyone gathered in the ballroom for remarks from Heart of America cofounders Bill and Angie Halamandaris and a runway show of chocolate- and sugar-embellished garments.
Warren Brown, owner of D.C.’s ever-expanding CakeLove and host of the Food Network’s Sugar Rush, signed autographs and posed for photos with fans, while Duff Goldman, owner of Baltimore’s Charm City Cakes, filmed an episode of his show, Ace of Cakes. Food stations in the ballroom and in the adjoining hallway served guests until 8 p.m., when everyone gathered in the ballroom for remarks from Heart of America cofounders Bill and Angie Halamandaris and a runway show of chocolate- and sugar-embellished garments.
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