Get out your calendars and mark these dates down. The Eighth Annual Dallas Chocolate Festival will be September 8-10. This year, the popular three-day event will take place in the heart of the Dallas Art District at the Fashion Industry Gallery. Tickets will go on sale August 10.
Some of the highlights include a Friday night cocktail party and chocolate cake walk featuring gourmet cakes from popular Dallas restaurants such as the Hotel Intercontinental, FT33, chocolatier Zach Townsend, and Chocolate Secrets. I’m sure that list will grow with time.
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, guests will be able to sample and shop chocolates, pastries, and specialty foods. Some of the Dallas Chocolate Festival vendors include: Amano Artisan Chocolate (Orem, UT), Bisous Bisous Patisserie, Cacao Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM), Chocolate Secrets, CocoAndré Chocolatier, Collin College, Dallas by Chocolate, Dallas Caramel Company, Dr. Sue’s Chocolate, Eileen’s Pralines, El Centro, Escazú Artisan Chocolate (Raleigh, NC), Fresco Chocolate (Lynden,WA), FT33, Guittard Chocolate, Hello Cocoa (Fayetteville, AR), Hoja Verde (Ecuador), Isabelly’s Chocolates and Sweet Treats, Izard Chocolates (Little Rock, AK), Jammit Jam, Kate Weiser, K’UL Chocolates (Minneapolis, MN), Letterpress Chocolate (Los Angeles, CA), Pacari (Ecuador), Potamac Chocolate (Woodbridge, VA), SRSLY Chocolate (Austin), Toffee Treats, Wackym’s Kitchen, Wiseman House (Hico, TX), Xocolla (Sugarland, TX) and Yelibelly Chocolates.
Madame Cocoa (Adrienne Newman) will once again serve as mistress of ceremonies along with Kandace Krueger in the Whole Foods classroom. Free demonstrations and classes throughout the day include “Strange Chocolate Pairings” with Megan Giller and “Breaking Down the Chocolate Wall” with Heather Holland.
Sunday classes offer participants a hands-on chocolate experience in Bisous Bisous Patisserie’s state-of-the-art commissary kitchen located in the Design District.
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