Inspired by Marianna's post about
chocolate, I would like to write about International Festival of
Chocolate and Confectionery that took place in Warsaw some days ago.
It was the first edition and the event was organized in Palace of
Culture and Science. It was a great opportunity to taste the best and
the sweetest in the offer of confectionery producers, as well as the
best Polish pastry cooks. There were domestic and foreign exhibitors
who presented a wide selection of sweets, through classic chocolates
to exquisite confectionery products and chocolate pieces of art.
Among the most striking examples of them was a mock railway by Janusz
Profus from Wedel. There were also catwalk shows involving clothing
made from chocolate, courtesy of fashion designer Agnieszka Maciejak.
All visitors had an opportunity to see confectionery masters shows,
exhibition showing the history and production of chocolate, cake
decorating show. They also could participate in cooking workshops.
The organizers prepared also something interesting and attractive for
kids, like for example, the Chocolate Kindergarten. Unfortunately, I
wasn't there but I love the idea. It was the firts edition so maybe
the next year. On the facebook page of the festival we can read that
it was really succesful and there were a lot of people who wanted to
take part in the event. I'm not surprised! Everyone loves chocolate. And the chocolate with art? The perfect combination. Look at
some photos.
