Dark milk chocolate (up to 68 percent cocoa content bars), bold sweeteners (sorghum, maple and honey caramels), uncommon spices (fennel — both pollen and seed — and black sesame), and Walla Walla sweet onion are among the standout winning chocolates and confections honored Jan. 21 at the Good Food Awards.
Among the winners were 11 American craft chocolate makers and 18 confectioners, who received their awards before a crowd of about 900 people assembled in the Herbst Theater, a historic landmark that hosted the signing of the United Nations charter in 1945.