How about a chocolate festival for Coconut Grove?

I went to the chocolate festival yesterday at Fairchild Tropical Gardens and between you and me, it was not much of a chocolate festival and more of a food festival. There were many food booths on the grounds and lots of food trucks. The chocolate was sort of hard to find and when found, it was for sale. There were not many samples.


People paid $25 each to enter the festival and it reminded me a lot of the Taste of the Grove. Why not do a chocolate festival here or just have it be part of the Taste of the Grove, which is coming up in April?


This Fairchild festival brought so many people out. It was very crowded and there was lots to do. Children made chocolate and there was a children's play area and people bought lots of food and chocolate. Even though there was not much to sample, people still enjoyed themselves.


As a stand alone festival in Peacock Park, or as part of the Taste of the Grove, chocolate apparently brings in the crowds. I wrote a review for the Examiner and also put up a little slide show with about 20 or so photos. You can see that here if you like.