DallasChocolate.org to host annual affair

Texan trade association prepares for conference, tasting

Confectioners such as Sue's Chocolate will feature items like coconut bark at DallasChocolate.org's festival on Sept. 29. Photo courtesy of DallasChocolate.org.

More than a dozen chocolatiers from the Lone Star State will corral in Addison, Texas for DallasChocolate.org’s third annual conference and festival this fall.

Slated for Sept. 29 at the Addison Convention Center, guests can sample sweets from the Texan confectioners, including those from Dallas’ Chocolate Secrets, Dr. Sue’s Chocolates, The Dark Chocolate Bakery and Sublime Chocolate and Huston’s Tejas Chocolate.

Confectioners and connoisseurs alike can also learn the history, making and use of fine chocolate from educational sessions held throughout the day. Additionally, all participating confectioners will present a Confectioner’s Roundtable at the beginning of the event.

Boston’s Rogue Chocolatier and Barry Callebaut USA will also participate in the event.

Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door. Also prior to the event, guests can purchase a $50 VIP ticket package that includes a T-shirt and special chocolates.

Founded in 2009, DallasChocolate.org works to promote Dallas-based artisan chocolate and confectionery education.

Alyse Thompson has held many positions with BNP Media, first serving as an intern at Candy Industry Magazine in summer 2012. She joined Candy Industry's staff full time as associate editor in August 2016 after a few years at newspapers in West-Central Illinois, becoming managing editor in March 2019. Alyse has also served as managing editor of Cannabis Products Magazine since March 2019. She has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from Western Illinois University.