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• Caramelpalooza 2013: And the Winners Are....

  Monday, April 8, 2013 at 7 a.m.

  Twenty chefs, hundreds of people, and thousands of caramels -- Smeeks and Chow Bella's Caramelpalooza 2013, held Friday night at Biltmore Fashion Park, was (if we say so ourselves) the biggest and best yet. Stay tuned this week for a complete caramel play-by-play by judge JK Grence, who writes Chow...

• Caramelpalooza 2013: An Illustrated Field Guide for April 5

  Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 7 a.m.

  Tomorrow night's the night, people! Caramelpalooza 2013 is here: Friday, April 5, 7 p.m. (and don't dawdle, the caramel's gone fast in previous years). If you haven't already bought tickets, no worries -- there will be plenty for sale at the event: $10 for five tickets, with proceeds benefiting the...

• Caramelpalooza 2013: The Winner of Our Contest to Be a Judge Is . . .

  Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 7 a.m.

  Who knew we had so many poets out there? You wowed us with your sweet words about caramel, Phoenix, but there can be only one winner in our contest to choose a judge for Friday's fourth annual Caramelpalooza, and that person is . . . See also: - Caramelpalooza 2013:...

• Caramelpalooza 2013: Wanna Be a Judge?!

  Friday, March 29, 2013 at 12:46 p.m.

  With just a week to go before the fourth annual Caramelpalooza, the candy makers are busy boiling sugar and over here at Chow Bella, we're tightening up the dental work in anticipation. What about you? Do you have your tasting tickets yet? Get 'em quick online or wait til the...

• Millie's Caramel's Jill McNamara: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

  Friday, March 29, 2013 at 11 a.m.

  As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. She might be new to the caramel scene, but...

• Crepe Bar's Jeff Kraus: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

  Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 9 a.m.

  As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Crepe Bar isn't the kind of restaurant people would...