Chocolate and Coffee Festival - 1/2 Price!

If Chocolate and Coffee are two of your favorite things then you certainly won't want to miss the Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest coming soon to Albuquerque, New Mexico. On March 23rd and 24th you can enjoy both of your favorites at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds, known also as Expo New Mexico at the corner of Central and Louisiana.

The 3rd Annual Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest is the Southwest’s largest gathering of Chocolatiers, Coffee Roasters, Tea Houses, Baristas, Bakers, Candy Makers, Gourmet Foods, Breweries, Wineries & more. This will be a weekend of fun that you won't want to miss and you can get half-price tickets right now. There is only a limited quantity of half-price tickets available and you have to get them right away. But, even if you miss them this event will be worth paying full price to get in.

Not only will you have the opportunity to taste the chocolates and coffee, but you might even want to enter one of the contests. Click on the website and you can enter the cake baking or the cookie making contests. Of course, there is a chocolate eating contest as well - go back to the website and find out how to enter.

There is even a Latte Art Contest for baristas - the rules haven't been posted yet, but check back on the website and they should be available soon.

There will be fun and games for the kids and entertainment for all. Cooking demonstrations will teach you how to work with chocolate. But, best of all, it's chocolate - what more could you want?

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