FestiChoc Delicacies

In case visitors wanted to know where to go and what was on offer, a signpost outside the Big Tent provided directions.

"Atelier pour les enfants" directed children towards workshop areas where young ones could have hands-on experiences making chocolate. Some of us older visitors wouldn't have minded a try at that ourselves! "WC" with the ubiquitous symbols directed people towards the "facilities." "Samaritains" was where First Aid assistance could be found, in the event it was needed - possibly from chocolate ODs. And "Chasse aux oeufs" indicated that pre-Easter Easter Egg Hunts were among the festivities.

For those of us hard-core chocolate fans, the Big Tent did not disappoint.  Welcoming us was a big display from the local chocolate factory Favarger.

When HWMBO and I lived in Versoix, it was always fun to tell visitors that we were only a block away from the Favarger chocolate factory - we were literally living Charlie's dream in those days!  But what was even more fun was that we also were only two doors away from one of la Suisse romande's up and coming Master chocolatiers.  And chocolatiers were abundantly well-represented at FestiChoc.

I found exactly what I was looking for right here.

It's the wonderful moelleux au chocolat that I discovered at last year's chocolate festival, made by this chocolatier who has shops in Geneva and ... Paris! I purchased a package of six because I had a long-time friend over for lunch today. A couple have since gone into the freezer, hopefully awaiting a visit from HWMBO. As for the remaining two - let's just say that I will have some delicious desserts to look forward to this week.

There were displays to welcome Spring

Yes, Spring is officially here. But chocolate helps smooth the way for ALL seasons.