Chef Colleen Steele, award winning chocolatier is the star of Dessert Extravaganza! an event set for Sunday April, 25 at Bridge Park Retirement Community 3204 S.W. Morgan Street.

Steele, who trained in Europe, is the Head Chef at Bridge Park and is preparing an incredible array of dessert treats for the event.
"We will have used 166 pounds of Callebaut Dark Chocolate, 33 pounds of white chocolate, 360 handmade praline cups, 250 patechoux and more," Steele said.

All the ingredients come from Switzerland, from Albert Uster.

"We're going to be doing chocolates with 'transfer sheets'," Steele continued which are food grade images that can be transferred from a sheet to the outside of chocolates to give them any appearance the artist chooses. Many are wildly colorful, others are subtle sophisticated patterns. "The chocolate has to be perfectly tempered," she said, "and we've got all the avant garde patterns." Some will be decorated with 24k gold leaf, which is edible. "Gold is actually good for arthritis," Steele said. These special chocolates will be used for a "Golden Ticket" chocolate that will be hidden around the room. Those that find them will win a special prize.

The centerpiece of the event is a chocolate Space Needle. They will be holding a contest to guess the accurate weight of the finished sculpture and can take it home or choose an alternate prize. That sculpture will be approximately 34 inches in height, decorated with gold dust, and be complete with an elevator. It will be set on a landscape patterned after the terrain in West Seattle.

The event will run from 2:30pm - 4:00pm and reservations are required.
To reserve your spot for this special event call (206) 938-6394.

Additionally as a promotion Bridge Park and its parent company are offering, you can win FREE RENT FOR LIFE! Enter at the facility.