A true chocoholic understands that one truffle, or even one small box is never enough. Chocoholics young and old – it’s your holiday again so mark your calendar!
The 5th annual Oregon Chocolate Festival – a weekend long event will take place at the Ashland Springs Hotel and many other locations throughout downtown Ashland between March 6th and 8th, 2009.
Festival attractions will include
Tastings - Over 20 Oregon chocolatiers will tease your palate with incredible variations of chocolate bars, truffles, delicious toffees, and local fudge. Try such unusual combinations as Silly Rabbit Chocolates’ Southern Oregon Syrah Szechuan Pepper Flower truffle with Paschal Winery award winning ’98 Syrah or Ke Kau Chocolatier’s “Habanero Tequila” or “Thai Curry” spiced chocolates. A square inch of pure decadence from Brownie Shotz or Lillie Belle Farms’ Macademia Nut Ginger Chew will surprise and excite everyone’s palate!
Chocolate Makers’ Dinner (Friday, March 6th). Damon Jones, the Executive Chef at Larks restaurant will create a delightful three-course dinner that will be accompanied by presentations of two Oregon chocolatiers. Another attraction of the evening is: chocolate dessert and coffee pairings presented by the Noble Coffee Roasting Co. $45/person.
“After All That Chocolate” Sunday 5K run/walk. – New this upcoming year!
Chocolate & Art Walk organized by the Ashland Gallery Association is scheduled between 5 and 8pm on Friday, March 6th. Enjoy amazing art, local wines and chocolates. A great prelude to the weekend long chocolate extravaganza.
Friday night Chocolate Workshop at the ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum. Spend an evening with one of the chocolatiers – a true hands-on chocolate experience (time TBA)
What better way to get your daily amount of antioxidants than a glass of red wine and a piece of dark chocolate! Taste local wines, diverse roasts from Noble Coffee and yummy chocolate stout served on Saturday and Sunday at the hotel in the Wine & Beer Garden.
Chocolate related seminars presented by experts in the field. Previous years seminars included: “The Origins of Cocoa“, “Chocolate Art”, “Chocolate and spa”, “Cocoa and fair trade”
Sunday Brunch with the Chocolatiers – meet chocolate makers and learn about their craftsmanship. Enjoy chocolate chip pancakes, Dagoba chocolate house made s’mores, chocolate-dipped strawberries and much more!
“Beyond Chocolate Gifts Market” (at Ashland Springs Hotel). Vendors will showcase chocolate scented body products, soaps, candles, chocolate truffle pottery, and more.
Waterstone Spa and the Blue Giraffe Day Spa offer chocolate body treatments.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival offers a 50% discount for all plays staged between March 6th and March 8th. Simply mention “chocolate festival”.
For more event details please visit, AshlandSpringsHotel.com
