On Friday, the day after Valentine’s Day — what I like to refer to as Beer & Chocolate Day — Beef Chef Bruce Paton held his annual beer and chocolate dinner. There was a great turnout and many new faces discovering how well the two pair together. I’ve been to several of these put on by Bruce and the consensus was, from talking to people after the dinner, that this may have been the best one yet. If you missed it this year, mark your calendars now for next year.

The beer chef, Bruce Paton, happy in his kitchen.

For more photos from this year’s Beer & Chocolate Dinner, visit the photo gallery.