A Conveniently Wrapped Photo Homage to This Past Weekend's Chocolate Festival

We stopped by Fairchild's International Chocolate, Coffee and Tea Festival to give everyone who couldn't attend a tasty nibble of what they missed.Lavande citronade chocolate morsels by Oliver Kita Chocolatiers were but one of the many mixed flavor bites they offered...

By Alex Rodriguez

January 23, 2012

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We stopped by Fairchild's International Chocolate, Coffee and Tea Festival to give everyone who couldn't attend a tasty nibble of what they missed.

Lavande citronade chocolate morsels by Oliver Kita Chocolatiers were but one of the many mixed flavor bites they offered.

Chocolate tees were all the rage at the festival. From infant onesies to XXL for adults, the festival vendors spared no one when it came to spreading the "I Heart Chocolate" love.

Ah, what a smile of gooey goodness chocolate brings to vendors and visitors alike.

Who wants to dip their face in? Don't be shy -- we were first in line.

The art of white, fluffy, chocolate drizzled confection (sticking out of a mother ship of sorts?).

Tea goes quite well with chocolate. That said, vendors had no issues holding back on the variety.

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