Diet starts in January

Yesterday morning over coffee, Ty and I discovered this chocolate festival that just started so we decided to hold the breakfast and hop on the metro to check this out. I have been to one in San Francisco before and it wasn't very great so I had my suspicions. This... was nothing like that. I am slightly embarrised to maybe claim that this was the best day of my life.  There had to be 250 booths of different chocolate companies from all over the world. Also hidden in this maze were a couple of liquors that pair nicely with chocolate, Baileys, Grand Marnier, chocolate liquor and wine. I was determined to find 2 things at this festival, bacon chocolate that Tyler does not believe me is amazing and champagne. I was unsuccessful at this scavenger hunt but we did find many other treasures!

Us at the entrance to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory but BETTER!!!
Chocolate Fondue and marshmellows, Ty is a happy man.

Our first stop, chocolate liquor in chocolate shot glasses. Oh ya, this is going to be a party.

Its hard to tell really how much chocolate is at this booth but it is full of stacks and stacks of chocolate, all different kinds. 

Me in a Bailey's coma. Not really but Ty thought it would be a funny picture. We talked to another couple there who was trying to disguise themselves so they could come back to the booth and get more free samples, they were blending this new Carmel Baileys with Ice.  Doesn't get better than that.
I took this pic for my bro, they even had chocolate carved like Bob Marley incase you're feelin' Irie.
This was a performance by some Indians, I think they were doing a chocolate rain dance because it worked.
There was chocolate from all over the world and I was so excited to see these beautiful mexican women making it there because I had had some mexican chocolate about 9 years ago in SF and I was so excited to maybe find it again. I remember it had a cinnamon flavor and was delicious. This was definetely not that. The nice woman was telling us in Spanish to try some and Ty and I put it on our mouths and felt like Francis in Pee Wee's big adventure when he gets the bad gum. Ya, it was that bad. I didn't know what to say and she wanted us to try another piece but it was worse. It tasted like dirt. I never knew chocolate could be that bad. I was tempted to hang around that booth and watch people's reactions but then I would have to take a break from tasting and that was a full time job.
Eifle tower from chocolate, covered in swavorski crystals.  A given!
Ironic, chocolate abs. 
These were flower bouquets that had chocolate inside the flowers!

Huge chocolate fondue fountains, I wanted to take one home with me but my suitcase isn't big enough.

There were so many more booths as Ty and I wandered around sampling, I felt like those people at festivals who walk around for the free stuff and was feeling guilty because we hadn't bought anything yet and were happily sampling anything available.  Right when I thought that, I looked over and saw this kid digging his chubby fingers in a bowl, shoving the chocolate in his mouth and putting handfuls in a bag that his dad was carrying around in a backpack.  I should have got a picture of it. He was straight up Augustus from Willy Wonka, "Augustus, save some room for later!!!"