So I went along to the Smooth Festival Of Chocolate over the weekend at The Rocks and boy was it a gorgeous day in Sydney. I think this is one of the biggest foodie festivals I’ve ever been to with stalls starting from circular quay and ending all the way up under the Harbour Bridge.
Let me just say it was chocolate and sweets overload! We bought some delicious dark chocolate from Zokoko. Their entire philosophy is from bean to bar, with their beans being sourced from various places including Bolivia. We got the Tranquilidad 72% and the Alto Beni 68%. I’ve been meaning to try this place for ages, and after tasting how good it was, I’m sure I will be heading to Emu Heights just for some more.
With so many foodie stalls to check out, it was so hard to choose what entered our bellies.
We dropped by Pochito Chilean Street Food and had a tasty pulled pork with South American style.
Our pulled pork lust was strong, so we decided to have another roll from Phillip’s Foote.
Overwhelmed by choice and the sheer number of people trying to consume all the yumminess, we opted to visit our favourite cafe La Renaissance and decided on a delicious croissant Jambom filled with cheese, ham and bechamel sauce yum! As well as a slice of heaven, known as the ‘Opera cake’.
These girls were in spirit of all things sugar and spice with their delightful outfits. So Kawaii!
I was really sad that I didn’t get to try more but the queues were just a bit too insane and I just didn’t have the patience to wait. Shame on me because when I decided that I wanted to wait, so much stuff had sold out. Look at all the things I missed out on.
I guess there’s always next time….
Love, Festival Girl
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There will be all sorts of liquors available for tasting including wines, spirits and beers and like every good wine fair, some tasty nibblies will help cleanse the palate between tastings. There will be a number of great promotions on so you can of course grab a bargain.
So I went along to the 
Mmmmmm meat…
The queue for the spit roast meat was too long, so I opted for the Souvlaki instead.
The dessert on everyone’s lips was the traditional Greek Loukoumades. They are basically like fried dough balls that are drizzled in Syrup.
It was really amazing to see so many people coming to visit the festival. Some came for the food, some for the stalls and some to catch up with old friends.
This is really the perfect day out for the family. There’s lots for kids to do including carnival rides and face painting and of course, ICE-CREAM! There’s something nice about disconnecting from technology and the pressures of life and just spending some time in the sun hanging out with your family and friends.
