Coral Gables, Florida, USA
6th Annual International Chocolate Festival January 20, 21 and 22, 2012 Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, FL 33156 (When is the next one? If you know, please tell us…either by using our Contact page so we can update the facts or submit information and pictures using Share with Us yourself on the Chocolate Festivals page. Thank you, Gloria, editor for Everyone-loves-chocolate.com) Indulge in chocolate delicacies during the season's most delicious event! Enjoy fine chocolate samples from artisan chocolatiers Take our Chocowalk to learn about the life cycle of a cacao plant, with stops in our Rainforest and more. Find out everything you ever needed to know about chocolate from the experts at Mars, Inc. with From Bean to Bar Watch master chocolatiers and chefs demonstrating recipes with chocolate Attend lectures on the chocolate making, chocolate history, science and more Sip hot chocolate surrounded by the beauty of Fairchild Chef Demonstrations Friday 12:00 p.m. Short Chef Chocolate Chicken Quesadillas and Salad with Cacao Bean Dressing 2:00 p.m. Alejandra Bigai, Romanico’s Chocolate Basics for Chocolate Connoisseurs Saturday 11:00 a.m. Chef Allen Susser, West Indian Chocolate Tea and Great Chocolate Chip Cookies 12:00 p.m. Chef Loren Pultizer, Meals that Heal Carob Brownies (Vegan, Raw, Gluten Free and Delicious!) 1:00 p.m. Whole Foods Market Heath Starts Here Chef Jessica Health Starts Here Chocolate Mousse and Raw Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies 2:00 p.m. Chef Ze Carlos Jimenez, MexZican Gourmet Food Truck Marinas de Mole Sunday 12:00 p.m. Chef Franck Monnier, Atelier Monnier Parisian Macarons 1:00 p.m. Chefs Norman and Justin Van Aken, Tuyo Chocolate 3 Ways: Toast, Butter, Vinaigrette 2:00 p.m. Chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo, Creative Tastes Catering Dark Chocolate “Thin Mint” Panna Cotta 3:00 p.m. Chef Chris Bulgarin, Delicious Catering Pan Seared Pork Tenderloin with Dark Chocolate BBQ Sauce Lectures (Corbin Classroom A) Saturday 10:00 a.m. Santiago Peralta, Pacari Chocolates Pacari: Making World-Class Chocolate in Ecuador 11:00 a.m. Osman Ariel Guitierrez, Research Geneticist USDA-IRS Molecular Breeding in Cacao 12:00 p.m. Noris Ledesma, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden The Chocolate Persimmon: The Aztec Fountain of Youth 1:00 p.m. Maricel Presilla, Ph.D Culinary Historian, Chef and Restaurant Owner, Ecuador: The New Destination for Chocolate and Cooking 2:00 p.m. Freddy Amores, Fine Cocoa Production: A Tradition in Ecuador 3:00 p.m.* Dr. Howard Yana Shapiro, Global Staff Officer Plant Science and External Research, Mars, Inc., The History and Future of the Cacao Crop, *Please note: this lecture will be held in our Visitor Center Ballroom Sunday 11:00 a.m. Georgia Tasker, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Tea in Darjeeling 12:00 p.m. Dr. Richard Campbell, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden South Florida Chocolate Alternatives 1:00 p.m. Maricel Presilla, Culinary Historian, Chef and Restaurant Owner, Cooking and Traveling in Ecuador for the Love of Cacao 2:00 p.m. Santiago Peralta, Pacari Organic Chocolate Ecuador: Soaring to New Heights in Chocolate 3:00 p.m.* Dr. Howard Yana Shapiro, Global Staff Officer Plant Science and External Research MARS, Inc, The History and Future of the Cacao Crop, *Please note: this lecture will be held in our Visitor Center Ballroom The Historic Division of Mars, Inc. Presents From Bean to Bar Learn everything you ever wanted to know about making chocolate with an interactive presentation from the experts at Mars, Inc. Learn about chocolate from early Colonial times to the present and how production has changed. You can also sample their delicious hot chocolate from an ancient recipe. Experience the Choco-Walk Explore the history and lure of caco by taking the Choco-Walk through the Rainforest, Conservatory Edible Garden and The Shop at Fairchild. Kids can get a ChocoPassport that they can get stamped. Chocolate Yoga with Rina Yoga (near the Kid Way) Saturday and Sunday 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Yoga for Adults 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Little Rina Yogis for kids Education All Day Cacao and Tropical Rainforests: Learn the relationship that the cacao plant holds within rainforests. Does the cacao tree stand alone? Or do monkeys and fungi grow with it? How does sunlight affect the plant? And don’t forget to check Fair Trade products and learn what you can do protect places where cacao grows. Edible Garden: Discover how to make chocolate from scratch. Get a first hand look at the cacao pod and what sets go into creating chocolate. Saturday 12:00 p.m. Storytime with G.G. Hall, Educator and Author of Hershey-A Tale of a Curious House Rabbit. Join Hershey the Rabbit for an interactive storytime and puppet show! 1:00 p.m. Short Chef, Fun Cooking with Chocolate Sunday 11:30 a.m. Dr. Marisel Presilla presents The Secret of Chocolate, an Interactive Workshop for Kids of all ages. 12:00 p.m. Storytime with G.G. Hall, Educator and Author of Hershey-A Tale of a Curious House Rabbit. Join Hershey the Rabbit for an interactive storytime and puppet show! 1:00 p.m. Short Chef, Fun Cooking with Chocolate Bike Valet Green Mobility Network will be here Saturday and Sunday offering their unique bike valet service at the South Gate. Bike and $5! If you walk or ride your bike to Fairchild, you will receive $5 off the admission price for adults and $2 for children. It's our way of thanking you for contributing to conservation. Admission: Free for Fairchild Members and children 5 and under. Non-members: $25 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and up and $12 for children 6-17. Eco-discount: If you walk, ride your bike or take public transportation to Fairchild, receive $5 off admission for adults and $2 off admission for children. Members, remember to bring your Rewards Card to earn your gift passes! Military Discount: We are pleased to offer active military personnel free admission. In addition, admission for spouses is $20 and children $10. Please present Military IDs. View Larger Map |
