Grand Opening of Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop

Be there when Ghirardelli opens their first-ever New York City Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and chocolate enthusiast Mary J. Blige, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12 p.m. alongside Ghirardelli CEO, Joel Burrows. Ghirardelli will be offering 102 free Ghirardelli World Famous Hot Fudge Sundaes to the first attendees who claim their spot in line, one for every floor of the iconic Empire State Building. Plus, $5 single scoop sundaes will be available from 2-6pm. This marks two icons coming together – the building that has long defined the New York City skyline, and the country’s oldest, continually operating premium chocolate brand, originally founded in San Francisco in 1852. The new 2,758 square foot store at the base of the world-famous Empire State Building will also showcase fountain and bakery favorites like sundaes, milkshakes, hot chocolate, coffee, brownies, cookies, and chocolate covered strawberries as well as 13 different specialty sundaes, including a new Mini World Famous Hot Fudge Sundae, available for the first time this summer.