ANDERSONVILLE — More than 400 people are expected to journey through Andersonville on Sunday for the Andersonville Dessert Crawl.
The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce touts the event, which runs from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, as "trick-or-treating with a gourmet flair."
Twenty-four area restaurants split into two routes are scheduled to show off their most delectable desserts during the crawl. Sweets seekers can chow on samples at a dozen businesses by buying tickets to one of two routes — the Candy Corn Route, and the Caramel Apple Route, for $20 in advance and $25 the day of the event.
The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce said there were 250 tickets to each route, and chamber assistant director Jason Cox said that he expected "425 or so," people to participate in the crawl. The main purpose of the event is to "give people a chance to go somewhere they maybe haven't gone before," in Andersonville, Cox said.
"We have new places coming all the time, and obviously in these eight years we've had a lot of new places come into the hood," Cox said.
The Candy Corn Route includes the chocolate divinity cake at Big Jones, 5347 N. Clark St., and the pumpkin mousse with ginger cookie garnish by My Private Chef, a private chef service operating out of In Fine spirits at 5418 N. Clark St.
The Caramel Apple Route boasts the banana pot de crème with butterscotch shortbread at Vincent, 1475 W. Balmoral Ave., and apple cranberry stuffed French bread pudding and ice cream at Pauline's, 1754 W. Balmoral Ave.
Sounds like a tough call, but a sweet decision either way.
Here's a list of participating businesses and offerings broken down by route:
Candy Corn Route
Andies Restaurant - Pomegranate cheesecake
Big Jones - Chocolate divinity
Fireside Restaurant - New Orleans banana bread pudding and wild cherry mousse
First Slice Pie Cafe - Apple streusel pie bites
George's Ice Cream & Sweets - Seasonal ice cream, pastries and chocolates
Kopi Cafe - Mini cheesecake squares
M Henry - Lemon pie and other M Henry delights
My Private Chef (at In Fine Spirits) - Pumpkin mousse with ginger cookie garnish
Swedish Bakery - (at pH Comedy Theater) Swedish butter cookies
Starbucks - Caramelized apple cake slices
Terry's Toffee - An assortment of toffees
Urban Orchard - Éclair Bakery French pastries , Defloured gluten-free treats, and Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream root beer/beer floats
Caramel Apple Route
First Slice Pie Cafe - Apple streusel pie bites
Hamburger Mary's - Fried Twinkies and fruit cobbler
Let Them Eat Chocolate - Belgian chocolate or gelato
Pauline's (At Painted Light) - Apple cranberry stuffed French bread pudding and ice cream
Potbelly - Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies, chocolate brownies
Ranalli's of Andersonville - Assorted cheesecakes & toppings
Svea Restaurant (at Simon's Tavern) - Swedish Rice Pudding
Swedish Bakery (at pH Comedy Theater) - Swedish butter cookies
Taste of Lebanon (at The Landmark of Andersonville) - Baklava
Urban Orchard - Éclair Bakery French pastries , Defloured gluten-free treats, and Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream root beer/beer floats
Vincent - Banana pot de crème with butterscotch shortbread
The Wooden Spoon - Chocolate cream-filled cupcakes
Tickets to the Andersonville Dessert Crawl can be purchased here.
