The Secret Chocolatier will be featuring elements of spring and summer in its next “An Evening of Chocolate: Spring Twilight” dessert dinner series on the following three Saturdays: May 17, June 7 and June 21.

Guests will be treated to three chocolate-inspired dessert courses incorporated with fresh, locally grown strawberries. Chef Bill Dietz – the store’s chief chocolatier and a 30-plus-year pastry chef – will prepare and plate each course onsite at The Secret Chocolatier’s new Ballantyne location – 11318 N. Community House Road. Seating is limited for the event, which starts at 8:00PM. Tickets are $50 for a table of two and are by reservation only by calling 704-323-8178, ext. 0.

“We are excited about continuing our dessert event with a new menu that combines fresh, local ingredients from growers with whom we have worked with for many years and whose products we use in our chocolates,” said Robin Ciordia, co-owner of The Secret Chocolatier. “This event enables us to showcase our creativity beyond just chocolate and to bring people together for a fun evening and decadent culinary experience.”

About The Secret Chocolatier

The Secret Chocolatier began operations in 2008, selling hand-made confections at regional farmers markets, sourced from natural ingredients. The family-owned company opened its retail shop in 2011, at the corner of Sharon Amity and Providence Road in Charlotte, and expanded to Ballanytne in Fall 2013. The Secret Chocolatier offers wholesale programs, which allows shoppers to get their chocolate fix at area Harris-Teeter and other specialty grocery stores, wine and coffee shops, gift shops and boutiques. For more information, visit www.thesecretchocolatier.com.