This is the central storyline of the 2019 Dallas Chocolate Festival: the Main Event!
Join us on Saturday and Sunday, September 7th-8th for a day full of amazing chocolate:
Chocolates to sample, treats to eat, lectures, demos, food trucks, a kid’s area, and more!
Over 60 Exhibitors will be present at this event to sample and sell!
Tickets on sale now!
Event Details
Key Details:
What: 2019 Dallas Chocolate Festival Main Event
Where: The Fashion Industry Gallery (The F.I.G.): 1807 Ross Ave #167, Dallas, TX 75201
Where to park: Valet at Akard entrance, Parking in Ross Street Garage
When: Saturday/Sunday, September 7&8, 2019 11:00AM – 5:00PM (entry times as 11:00AM, 1:00PM and 3:00PM)
Cost: $35 per person, children 4 – 11 $7.
Featuring:
- Samples from over 60 Artisan Chocolate Makers
- Shopping in the main marketplace from world class chocolate artisans
- Kids area
- Food Trucks
- Lectures & Demos
- Cool swag
- Valet and lot parking
Lecture and Demonstration Schedule
Noon
Classroom: Making French Pastry with Isabel Mota from My French Recipe
Lecture Room: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Chocolate with Clay Gordon
1:00PM
Classroom: How to taste chocolate with experts from Dandelion Chocolate
Lecture Room: Tales of Chocolate Sourcing in Central America with Shannon Neffendorf of 5 Mile Chocolate
2:00PM
Classroom: Bean to Bar Chocolate Making at Home with Erin Andrews, owner of indi chocolate
Lecture Room: Chocolate Business, A Force For Good with Lauren Blanco of Markham & Fitz Chocolate
3:00PM
Classroom: Tempering Chocolate and Making Chocolate Garnishes at Home with Omni Pastry Chefs Leen Kim and Ashleigh Wright
Lecture Room: Our Roots in Cacao: The Story of French Broad Chocolate‘s Connections to Costa Rica with Jael Rattigan
4:00PM
Classroom: Uncommon Stories of Chocolate Origins (with samples) from Anjuli Dharna of Uncommon Cacao.
Lecture Room: The Next Chapter in Chocolate: Panel Discussion led by Fine Chocolate Industry Association Executive Director, Bill Guyton. Panelists: Kate Weiser of Kate Weiser Chocolate, Dan Domingo of Atlantic Cocoa Company, and Jim Elitzak from Zak’s Chocolate.
Sunday, September 8th
Noon
Classroom: How to Taste Fine Chocolate with Glenn Petriello of Chocotastery
Lecture Room: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Chocolate with Clay Gordon
1:00PM
Classroom: Chocolate and Cheese Pairings with Rich Rogers, cheesemonger and proprietor of Scardello.
Lecture Room: My Chocolate Story with Dr. Sue Williams of Dr. Sue’s Chocolate.
2:00PM
Classroom: The Origin Story of Cacao and Chocolate in Tabasco, Mexico with Clay Gordon, founder of TheChocolateLife.com
Lecture Room: The Heirloom Cacao Project: Preserving Chocolate Varietals with Greg D’Alesandre of Dandelion Chocolate
3:00PM
Classroom: Making Chocolate Treats at Home: Cookie Butter and Chocolate Mousse with Omni Pastry Chefs Kristina Kent and Sabrina Gonzales
Lecture Room: The Un-Belizeable Story of Maya Mountain Cacao with Anjuli Dharna of Uncommon Cacao
4:00PM
Lecture Room: How To Get Started in Chocolate with Panelists Cristal Gonzales, Executive Pastry Chef of Fairmont Dallas; Steve DeShazo, Director of Food And Hospitality Institute at El Centro College; Erin Andrews founder of indi chocolate; and Jeanine Stevens, owner of Dallas By Chocolate.
Sponsored By:
Featured Exhibitors
2019 Participants*
Chocolate Makers:
LetterPress Chocolate (Los Angeles, CA)
Xocolla Chocolatier Artisan (Sugar Land, TX)
Potomac Chocolate (Woodbridge, VA)
Amano Artisan Chocolate (Orem, UT)
5 Mile Chocolate (Oak Cliff, TX)
Dandelion Chocolate (San Francisco, CA)
Escazú Chocolates (Raleigh, NC)
Markham & Fitz Chocolate (Bentonville, AR)
French Broad Chocolates (Asheville, NC)
Raaka Chocolate (Brooklyn, NY)
Arete Fine Chocolates (Spencer, TN)
Dripping Springs Chocolate Co. (Dripping Springs, TX)
Fresco Chocolate (Lynden, WA)
Waialua Estate Coffee & Chocolate (Waialua, HI)
Alkimia (Peru)
Zak’s Chocolate (Scottsdale, AZ)
Maribea (Odessa, TX)
Almsjee Cocoa (Sugarland, TX / Sao Tome, Africa)
Madhu Chocolate (Austin, TX)
Casa Chocolates (San Antonio, TX)
Mucho Chocolate (Mexico City, Mexico)
Ecuadorian Chocolate Factory (Cedar Park, TX)
Cultura Chocolate (Denver, CO)
indi chocolate (Seattle, WA)
Chocolate Treats:
Dallas Caramel Company
Bisous Bisous Pâtisserie
Let Them Eat Candles
My French Recipe
Crave Popcorn
Texas Toffee
The Touring Chocolatier
Effie’s Homemade
Toni’s Toffee
Collin College Pastry Program
El Centro College FHI
Ballers Protein
Wackym’s Kitchen
Goufrais USA
Baldo’s Ice Cream
Carlo’s Bakery
DGZ Chocolates (Houston, TX)
HERNAN LLC
Omni Hotels & Resorts (Multiple Properties)
Beyond Chocolate:
Scardello (feat. Cypress Grove) Dallas By Chocolate The Ladies Abroad Topo Chico Agua Mineral Jammit! Jam Oils and Sheets TCF Sales Chef Rubber Chameleon Cold-Brew Coffee Out Teach MOVE Texas hint water
Check out the D Magazine slide show retrospective of the 2018 festival and see what it’s all about. We hope you join us in celebrating all things chocolate in the heart of Dallas’s Arts District at the F.I.G. (Fashion Industry Gallery) this September. Join our mailing list using the form in the footer to get insider information about ticket sales, event announcements, and all the news in Dallas Chocolate!
