Hyatt Chocolate
Chocolate covered
marshmallows on a stick
from the  Day of Chocolate
and Art at the 2009 Chocolate
Fest.  Presented by the Hyatt
Regency DFW.
Sumo Cookies
Samples of Sumo Cookies at
the Evening of Chocolate and
Wine at the 2009 Chocolate
Fest.  Sumo Cookies was
awarded 2nd Place for Best
Sample and Most Unique  
Sample by the Celebrity
Judges.
About The Festival......
Chocolate Fest DFW is an annual fund raising event
benefiting Travelers Aid Dallas/Fort Worth.  The Festival
features two different events bringing together the best in
chocolate, art and wine.  
The 2011 Chocolate Fest will be
h
eld March 11-12, 2011 in Historic Downtown Grapevine,
Texas.  Adult or child, if you love chocolate, this is your event!
About Travelers Aid Dallas/Fort Worth
Travelers Aid Dallas/Fort Worth is committed to assisting individuals and families who are
in transition, in crisis or who are separated from their normal support systems and are
facing a travel related crisis.  

With offices at DFW International Airport, and coming soon to the Fort Worth Intermodal
Transportation Center, Travelers Aid Dallas/Fort Worth offers the following human service
and information programs:

Client Intervention Program
  • Crisis Counseling and Intervention
  • Information and Referral
  • Emergency Travel Assistance
  • Child Safety Seat Rental
  • Runaway Transfer Supervision

Volunteer Information Program
  • Information booths staffed by volunteers
  • Lost and Found

Travelers Aid is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, and is supported by donations, special
events, program fees, United Way of Tarrant County, and other sources.  Travelers Aid
Dallas/Fort Worth is a member of Travelers Aid International, the oldest non-sectarian
social welfare organization in the United States.  In 2008, Travelers Aid Dallas/Fort Worth
assisted more than 50,000 clients comprised of DFW area residents and travelers in
need.   
7TH ANNUAL CHOCOLATE FEST
7th Annual Chocolate Fest
A CHOCOLATE AND ART FESTIVAL BENEFITING
TRAVELERS AID DALLAS/FORT WORTH
The Travelers Aid "Traveler"
dressed in chocolate and his
blue artist's smock and holding
his paintbrush is the official
representative of the Chocolate
Fest DFW Chocolate and Art
Festival.
  • Translation Services
  • Military Assistance
  • Protective Travel Services
  • TDD Phones
  • Western Union
Festival News and Updates......
Plans are underway for the 7th Annual Chocolate Fest in March
2011.  Watch this site for vendor and ticket details.  
This year
tickets for the evening event will be available online only.  No
evening event tickets will be available at the door.
 We urge you to
check out the list of
2010 event sponsors and vendors and ask that
you support these generous and community minded companies..
2010 FESTIVAL CONTEST RESULTS
Celebrity judging and People's Choice vendor contests were held at both the evening and the daytime
events.  Listed below are the results:

EVENING OF CHOCOLATE AND WINE
CELEBRITY JUDGING WINNERS

BEST SAMPLE -1ST PLACE:  TOP SHELF CONFECTIONS
BEST SAMPLE - 2ND PLACE:  CHOCOLATE SECRETS
BEST SAMPLE - 3RD PLACE:  CITY KITCHEN
MOST UNIQUE SAMPLE:  LE CORDON BLEU - DALLAS

PEOPLES CHOICE BEST SAMPLE:  CHOCOLATE SECRETS
PEOPLES CHOICE MOST ATTRACTIVE BOOTH:  TOP SHELF CONFECTIONS

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DAY OF CHOCOLATE AND ART
CELEBRITY JUDGING WINNERS

BEST SAMPLE - 1ST PLACE:  YELIBELLY CHOCOLATES
BEST SAMPLE - 2ND PLACE:  CHOCOLATE SECRETS
BEST SAMPLE - 3RD PLACE:  MAIN STREET BISTRO AND BAKERY
MOST UNIQUE SAMPLE:  YELIBELLY CHOCOLATES

PEOPLE'S CHOICE BEST SAMPLE:  CHOCOLATE SECRETS
PEOPLE'S CHOICE MOST ATTRACTIVE BOOTH:  MAIN STREET BISTRO & BAKERY