Anyone else going to Fairchild's chocolate festival this weekend?

[Hollywood]

http://www.fairchildgarden.org/Events/?date=01-2013&eventID=657

My schedule doesn't permit attending this weekend, so I think we will go to the Thursday lecture. http://www.fairchildgarden.org/Events/?date=01-2013&eventID=806

[cbss_daviefl]

I would like to taste cacao pulp.  Anyone know if they typically have fresh cacao available?  A plant sale is mentioned but they do not get into specifics.  Does anyone know if they might have Theobroma bicolor or grandiflorum?  I could go Friday if either are a possiibility.

[FloridaGreenMan]

They normally sell whole Cacao pods for $5. All are Theobroma cacao

[murahilin]

I would like to taste cacao pulp.  Anyone know if they typically have fresh cacao available?  A plant sale is mentioned but they do not get into specifics.  Does anyone know if they might have Theobroma bicolor or grandiflorum?  I could go Friday if either are a possiibility.

You are definitely not missing out on anything great with cacao pulp...

[murahilin]

I won't be going to the Chocolate Festival this weekend but I will probably be going to the Tamiami International Orchid Festival. http://tamiamiorchidfestival.com/

It's at the Dade County Fairgrounds Expo Center. Definitely worth going.

[FloridaGreenMan]

Fairchild’s most decadent event is back!
Join us THIS WEEKEND for three full days of flavorful fun.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 
10901 Old Cutler Road | Coral Gables, FL | 33156
305.667.1651


• Artisan chocolate samples from world-renowned chocolatiers
• Chocolate recipes and cooking tips from top chefs
• Explore the ChocoWalk and discover where chocolate comes from
• Interactive chocolate exhibit presented by the Historical Division of MARS
• Lectures on all things chocolate by Fairchild’s experts and  industry leaders
• Cacao plant sales, featuring the sherry-baby chocolate orchid
• Live music and scrumptious food
• Fun for the whole family, including activities, games and much more
• Stroll through The Clinton Family Conservatory’s
  Wings of the Tropics exhibit and discover an array of tropical butterflies
• The latest Art at Fairchild exhibition

[fruitlovers]

I would like to taste cacao pulp.  Anyone know if they typically have fresh cacao available?  A plant sale is mentioned but they do not get into specifics.  Does anyone know if they might have Theobroma bicolor or grandiflorum?  I could go Friday if either are a possiibility.

You are definitely not missing out on anything great with cacao pulp...

I have to disagree. Some can have great pulp. I eat them a lot. The problem is there is not much pulp. But if you eat around all the seeds of one large pod you will definitely get a belly full.