International Festival of Chocolate and Confectionery

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.