Win Tickets to the Second Annual Chocolate Festival on the Bay
Attention Chocolate Lovers! I’ve got a sweet treat for you! This weekend the Maritime Museum of San Diego hosts the Second Annual Chocolate Festival on the Bay and I’ve got your golden ticket to this delicious event. Any event on the bay is awesome simply for the gorgeous view. I’ve hosted yoga events on the bay and attended other food and wine festivals on the bay so I’m excited to go back this weekend! First here’s some info:
The two day tasting and educational chocolate showcase along San Diego Bay features food, wine and a variety of chocolate treats. This delicious event brings together the world-renowned Maritime Museum of San Diego with many other vendors including Mars Chocolate North America.
We love eating chocolate but sometimes it’s fun to learn about what we’re eating too. A team of Mars Chocolate History Ambassadors will tell the historical bean-to-beverage story of chocolate using authentic tools including cocoa pods, cocoa beans and nibs, a hot stone metate, winnowing baskets, chocolate drink pots and stirrers throughout the day. Attendees can touch, taste, smell, and experience chocolate as it was enjoyed by early Americans at every demonstration by sampling American Heritage Chocolate.
Theo Chocolate Cacao Pod from my Seattle Trip
This event is family friendly so there will be something for everyone! Kids can build their own chocolate pizza, make crafts, play games, and go on a scavenger hunt to win prizes. Adults can enjoy wine and chocolate pairings, view chocolate-focused demonstrations and learn kitchen tricks with chocolate. Everyone can experience chocolate at vendor booths.
Wine, Cheese and Chocolate: A Festival for your Palette is a 21-and-over event being held on Friday, May 3 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The main festival takes place on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Chocolate Festival is included in the cost of Museum admission that weekend. Details and tickets can be found here.
I have a pair of tickets to give away to the festival. The tickets allow you to go to the festival either on Saturday or Sunday. I want to give these tickets away to the biggest chocolate lover in my community so here’s how to win:
1. Write a comment on this blog post and answer the following questions: 1. What is your favorite chocolate treat? 2. Which chocolate company do you feel has the best social media presence and why? Each answer gets you 1 entry. You are welcome to answer both questions for 2 entires.
2. Each person will receive an additional entry if you follow me on Twitter @MyMelodie and Retweet this post!
I will announce the winner on Friday evening so hurry up and enter! Good luck and I can’t wait to hear about your favorite chocolate treats and learn about what chocolate companies are doing it right on social media.
While it’s tough to pick just one, my favorite chocolate treat is dark chocolate covered pretzels. You get the slight bitterness from the cacao, plus salty & sweet all in one bite, yummm! Also, eating dark chocolate makes me feel a little better about my choco-holism, antioxidants baby!
I think Godiva has a really strong presence in the marketing and social media world. They work with a lot of charities and run a Lady Godiva contest every year to honor very special women that have touched the lives of others! I enjoy their newsletters, always hosting great specials, and yes, I am a rewards member and get my free piece of chocolate (monthly) whenever I can!
Crossing my fingers, and my mouth is watering! I ♥ Chocolate!
Thanks for sharing and entering Veronica! One thing I love about Godiva is their Chocolate Club. Free truffle every month 🙂
My favorite chocolate treat is a fresh batch of my homemade Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies. It took a long time for me to get my recipe just right, now they’re my favorites, my family and friends are always asking me to bring them to get togethers.
I have to give major props to my favorite local chocolate company Chuao. They are great in person and equally friendly and engaging on Twitter!
I’ve always been curious, what makes something “Mexican Chocolate”? Do they add something different to the chocolate?
It has to do with the spices that are added in, you’ll notice a hint of cinnamon and heat.
My favorite chocolate treat is a chocolate lava cake 🙂 Yum! I really like how Snickers does its social media because they are very engaging and share updates on their race horse which I think is really cute 🙂
I love dark chocolate. Rich in antioxidants & delicious! Yum!
I don’t really follow any chocolate companies on social media so it wouldn’t be fair to say one is the best.