The Chocolate Decadence portion of the event runs 7-10 p.m March 1. Granet said in total there will be more than 20,000 individual portions of sweets to satisfy the 1,300-plus people anticipated. The Antarctic station will feature an ice wall with more than a dozen gelato flavors North America will showcase chocolate cotton candy, cupcakes, brownies and mini pies Europe’s offerings include chocolate bon bons, macarons, tiramisu, German chocolate cake and canalés Asia will have green tea cake and mini chocolate cones with cream and fresh fruit Africa will serve rice pudding, malva pudding and a peppermint crisp tart South America will offer chocolate churros, chocolate tres leches cake and chocolate cups filled with coffee mousse. “This year we decided to go all around the world for people to learn and see something else,” Granet said. He said in previous years, the event was more about chocolate as an ingredient and some of the things that can be done with it. The events, now in their 11th year, raise funds for Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley, which provides housing and also helps with needed home repairs for people who can’t do the work themselves. Pechanga’s first-ever sommelier, Mark Amodeo, will be on hand both days to talk one-on-one with guests about the various wine selections. Visitors will be able to pair those with food samples from Pechanga’s 13 different restaurants. The second day, Pechanga Wine Festival, won’t have stations based on continents, but will keep the international flair going with a selection of 100-plus wines, many of them from around the world. They’ll have more than 30 wines to pair those dishes with inside the Pechanga Summit events center. The first day, Chocolate Decadence, will have a literal around-the-world theme, allowing guests to sample chocolate dishes from six different stations representing six different world regions: Antarctica, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. That’s an idea that this year’s Chocolate Decadence and Pechanga Wine Festival events at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula will seize upon when they return on March 1 and 2. Travel around the world and you’ll find that some ingredients are ubiquitous across many different countries.

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