A-List Interns at World of Chocolate Gala

Must love chocolate:

That's one of the qualifications to be an intern at my business Chocolate Uplift, and Kendall College A-students Zhanna Diyarova and Lidiia Komisarchuk met that qualification with knowledge and style!

Zhanna Diyarova, Valerie Beck, Lidiia Komisarchuk

We had a blast attending the annual World of Chocolate event, where I'm a judge, and which is held every December on World AIDS Day to benefit the AIDS Foundation of Chicago in support of research and awareness.

Around 3 dozen chefs and chocolatiers create fanciful and delicious chocolate creations for guests at the event to sample, and the theme this time was The Roaring Twenties - costumes optional, appreciated, and donned by our Chocolate Uplift team for sure!

Lidiia and Zhanna did an excellent job helping me judge the competition, where a team of Kendall College students were among the entrants, led by dear Chef Sidd.

Our A-List interns conducted themselves in a polished and professional manner as always, for networking as well as celebrating.

We also enjoyed the savory food buffet, raffles, dancing, and mingling with 1,100 other guests, all for an important cause!

How's that for a sweet A-List perk!