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1 Chocolatiers & Vendors
2 Local Market
8 Family Yoga
9 Cooking Demonstrations
3 Eats-N-Treats
10 KidWay
4 Food Trucks
5 Lectures: Corbin A
6 Lectures: Rainforest Plaza
11 Tropical Fruit Pavilion
12 The Edible Garden
13 The Glasshouse Café
7 Rainforest
14 Wings of the Tropics
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ur mission is to save tropical plant diversity by exploring, explaining
& conserving the world of tropical plants; fundamental to this task is
inspiring a greater knowledge and love for plants and gardening so that all can
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
January 22, 23 and 24, 2016
9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by
enjoy the beauty and bounty of the tropical world.
#ILoveChocolate
Accredited by the American Association of Museums, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is supported by
contributions from members and friends, and in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division
of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the
Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissions,
and with the support of the City of Coral Gables.
@FairchildGarden
Program at a Glance
All Weekend
Chocowalk, a Delicious Journey
Begins in The Rainforest
Get your Choco-Passport stamped while
exploring the Garden from the Rainforest to The
Tropical Fruit Pavilion, to the Cacao Route Tent,
and learn all about the fruit of the gods! ChocoPassport Stamp Stations - Collect all the stamps!
Rainforest Station
Where does cacao grow? Look at the cacao
trees and learn all about the cacao plant in its
natural environment.
Tropical Fruit Pavilion Station
Learn about the harvesting process of cacao.
KidWay Station
Create your own chocolate label!
Living History of Cacao and
Chocolate Tent Station
Learn all about the history of cacao. Take home
a cacao tree and start making chocolate in
your own kitchen or grab an Oncidium “Sharry
Baby” chocolate-scented orchid.
Garden House Station
Choco-Facts presented by the Choco Educators.
Wings of the Tropics Exhibit
In the Clinton Family Conservatory featuring
the Wings of the Tropics exhibit, you will
enjoy thousands of exotic butterflies along
with fish and some of the world most
beautiful rare plants. You will see the famous
Blue Morpho butterflies, Bamboo Page
butterflies and Leopard Lacewing butterflies
hovering overhead. There are butterfly
releases twice daily, where kids of all ages
will have a chance to experience these
winged wonders up close.
ChocoSpa
Phillips Gate Courtyard
Enjoy mini massages and manicures with
chocolate beauty products from Mobile Spa
Events and pick up handmade chocolate soap
from Tambela Natural Soap
Rainforest Plaza
11:00 a.m.
Discovering the Magic of
Chocolate from the Bean,
Ricardo Trillos, Master Chocolatier,
Cao Chocolates
Cacao Art Chocolates, Candy Cottage,
Cao Chocolates, DDR Trading International,
Donut Divas & Fun Foods, Exquisito Chocolates,
In Your Face Delights, Oliver Kita Chocolates,
Pacari Chocolate, Wendy’s Chocolates.
Eats-N-TreatS
Garden House Lawn
Casa Paella, Cinnamon Horn Rolls, CrêpeMaker,
Dutch Magic, Flip’s Country Kettle Corn, Frozen
Hot Chocolate, Gerbaud Bakery, Greek Food,
Karts Of All Kinds, M & R Caribbean Conch,
Native Conch, Totally Bananas.
South Florida Butterfly Garden
Cycad Circle (Saturday and Sunday)
A Touch of Ecuador, Bee My Honey,
BirdsSquirrelsN.com, Candles by Fatima,
Crushable Seagrass Hats, Eccolopops, Fossil
Lamps, Gloria Janell Jewelry, Gringa Flan,
KeezBeez LLC, Me & a Tree Bath & Beauty,
Dolci Peccati Gelato, The MexZican Gourmet
Fun for the Family at KidWay!
ChocoKids Activities
Under the Oak Tree, near Cycad Circle
Saturday
12:00 p.m. Hot Chocolate Creations,
Common Threads
at KidWay Demonstration Tent
Sunday
11:00 a.m.
Family Yoga with Rina Yoga
at Cycad Vista
12:00 p.m.
Pretzel Rods and
Dark Chocolate Bananas,
Ray Newlands, Short Chef
at KidWay Demonstration Tent
Thank You
to all of the wonderful and dedicated volunteers
who support the Chocolate Festival. You have
helped to make Fairchild one of the world’s great
botanic gardens and the Chocolate Festival
our community’s sweetest event.
Sunday, January 24
2:00 p.m.
Flavors of Colombia (Educational
Tasting), Pacari Chocolate
3:00 p.m. The Age of Chocolate:
A Diversification History of Cacao
Barbara Whitlock, Ph.D.,
University of Miami
COOKING Demonstrations
lectures
12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Vegan Toasted Coconut
Chocolate Mousse Pie,
Chef Erika Chavez
Coconut, Cacao & SuperFuzion Truffles, Chef Jacqueline Gadala,
SuperFuzion LLC
11:00 a.m. The Chocolate of the Colombian
Andes, Noris Ledesma, Ph.D.
12:00 p.m. On the Plains of Colombia, Cacao
and Chocolate are Peace
(Illustrated Lecture Chocolate
Tasting), Maricel Presilla, Ph.D.,
Cucharamama
1:00 p.m.
Fine Colombian Chocolate:
Quality of Life and Sustainability, Ismael Peña, FEDECACAO Colombia
Garden House
food trucks
Saturday, January 23
Corbin Classroom A
chocolatiers & vendors
local market
Friday, January 22
lectures
Shakti Dhara Jewelry, Princess Crowns (at
KidWay).
Cycad Vista Demonstration Tent
2:00 p.m. White Chocolate Baba Ghanoush
Chef Ysee, Whole Foods Market
3:00 p.m. Chocolate BBQ Sauce Over Steamed Asparagus, Wrapped in Noodle Paper Sprinkled with Quinoa, Chef Tracy Knight,
Skinny South Incredible Treats, Inc.
lectures
cooking demonstrations
11:00 a.m. Making Chocolate Like the Maya: An Interactive, Hands-On Cacao
and Artisan Chocolate Experience For Kids and Curious Adults,
Maricel Presilla, Ph.D., Cucharamama
1:00 p.m. Participatory Plant Breeding
In Cacao, the Example of Colombia,
Osman Ariel Gutierrez,
USDA-IRS & Nubia Martinez,
FEDECACAO Colombia
2:00 p.m. Flavors of Colombia (Educational
Tasting), Pacari Chocolate
3:00 p.m. Challenges of Growing Cacao in South Florida,
Richard Campbell, Ph.D.
11:00 a.m. No-Bake Chocolate Squares,
Chef Debra Upshaw,
Lady Dee’s Sweets
12:00 p.m. Hand-Dipped Dark Chocolate Cherry Cordials with an Adult Twist, Chile-Infused Kirschwasser, Chef Michael Eckart,
Wicked Mike’s
1:00 p.m.
Exotic Chocolate Pancakes and Chocolate Tea, Chef Allen,
Chef Allen’s Consulting
2:00 p.m. Chocolate Chia Mousse,
Mariana Cortez, Bunnie Cakes
3:00 p.m. Twinkles Our Way,
Chef Darren Laszlo and
Chef Valentina, Jugo Fresh
Corbin Classroom A
*Bolded names are Fairchild experts
Cycad Vista Demonstration Tent