Tina Haldeman
Executive Pastry Chef at THE HOTEL HERSHEY. Chef Haldeman's education began in Pusan, South Korea. For more information and to see a full bio for Chef Tina Haldeman, go here.

Ken Gladysz
Executive Chef at THE HOTEL HERSHEY. Chef Gladysz began his career in Florida and went as far as Indonesia. He has generated a style rich in international influences combined with a "down-home" feel. For more information about Chef Gladysz go here.

Chef Carlos Gomez
Executive Sous Chef at HERSHEY LODGE. Starting as a Sous Chef, Pastry Chef and cook at the Talbots Restaurant in Hoboken, New Jersey Achieved a three star rating in the New York Times. For more information about Chef Gomez go here.

Chef Michael Wedderburn
Executive Sous Chef at HERSHEY LODGE. In 1996 Michael then left the cruise lines and moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he attended the Arts Institute of Atlanta. For more information about Chef Wedderburn
go here.

Chocolate-Covered February is also proud to host the following Guests and Guest Chef's:

Giovanna Huyke
Puerto Rico's most acclaimed culinary expert, cookbook author, and celebrity TV chef. For additional information about Chef Giovanna Huyke, go here.

Debra Methvier
Named Carribbean Chef of the Year and the first woman executive chef in the Hilton Hotel chain in the Caribbean and the Americas. For more information on Chef Debra Methvier go here.

Alison Barshak
A Native to Pennsylvania, Chef Alison Barshak owns and operates the restuarant "Alison at Blue Bell". For more information go here.

Joseph Poon
Known for Asian Fusion food, his Wok 'N Walk Tours of Philadelphia Chinatown, hands-on cooking classes, and his autobiographical cookbook: "Life is Short…Cooking is Fun!" For more information about Chef Joseph Poon go here.

Sherry Dunbar
Known for the green coffee specialist for the York roasting plant, one of three operational Starbucks roasting plants in the country. For more information about Starbucks Master Brewer go here.

John Rita
With emphasis on confectionery development and sensory evaluation of chocolate liquors John Rita, of T.C. Cocoa, began his career as a research and development specialist. For more information about go here.

John Scharffenberger
John Scharffenberger founded SCHARFFEN BERGER Chocolate Maker in 1996 with friend and business partner, Robert Steinberg. For more information go here.

Joseph Schmidt
Award-winning chocolatier and Allchocolate.com presenter Joseph Schmidt has turned the craft of chocolate-making into an art form where the masterpieces are as delicious as they are beautiful. For more information go here.