Around about 9:30ish, don’t you begin to crave a little something sweet to get you through the rest of the morning? Perhaps washed down with some hot java and accompanied by a little chit chat? If that’s you (and isn’t it all of us?!?) than it’s time to consume a few extra calories for a good cause…that’s right, you have our permission to eat sweets!!! Why? Because you’re invited to the 4th Annual: ETTORE’S COFFEE BREAK! Come join your friends and our Emcee, Ms. Kitty O’Neal, for some luscious Ettore pastries and Peerless coffee, enjoy the Big Band Sounds of the Rotary Rooters, hear John & Morgan Finegan sing “Sugar, Sugar” and witness the first ever Strawberry Dipping & Decorating conte

Since 2007, when Culinary Institute of America honors graduate Ginger Elizabeth Hahn transitioned her 2-year-old Sacramento chocolate-making business from wholesale to retail, the Camino native has been wowing the cocoa-craving public with her always-from-scratch, all-natural, palate-pleasing confections. For the past eight months, Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates, 1801 L St., has been offering semi-regular “Cupcake Day” events, when she adds a quartet of divine chocolate-heavy varieties for sale to those who can’t get enough of her many shades of brown. This past Saturday, Cupcake Day featured two usual suspects: Hahn’s “Real Red Velvet Cupcake” and her “Salty Caramel Cupcake,” as well as a

Chocolate lovers gathered for their sugar high Saturday morning for a course in cupcake creation hosted by Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates. The class was taught by owner and world-renowned chocolatier Ginger Elizabeth Hahn. Students meet in front of the L Street retail store and filed across the street to a penthouse kitchen classroom in the 1818 L Lofts. Getting a spot in the class was highly competitive. Within 24 hours of the class' announcement, Hahn said the 35 seats were filled. A second afternoon class was added to accommodate wait-listed students and was filled within hours. In the end, more than 60 people were turned away. "I couldn't wait to see if my friends wanted to take the cl