The goals of the Austin Chocolate Festival are:

1. Raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer by benefiting Susan G. Komen For the Cure.

2. Promote small food businesses in Texas that work with chocolate.

3. Provide a creative atmosphere and a symbiotic relationships between the festival vendors, guests, and the media.

Tickets are now available!
There are a limited number of tickets to the chocolate festival so order your tickets online in advance. http://austinchocolatefestival.com

Austin, TX, March 4, 2009:  Calling all chocolate lovers, chocoholics, and connoisseurs: The 4^th annual Austin Chocolate Festival will be held September 18^th and 19^th 2009 at the Monarch Event Center in Austin, TX. The main goals of the festival are to promote and support Susan G. Komen for the Cure, local small food businesses, and the pursuit of gourmet foods. Over $5,000 has already been raised to benefit the noble efforts of the Susan G. Komen organization. Fat Turkey Chocolate owners, Steven and Jennifer Flood, hope to double that monetary goal for the 2009 festival so that they may truly give back to the community and those in need.

Participants in this event will include a wide variety of local chocolatiers and chocolate artisans including but not limited to: restaurants, bakeries, chocolatiers, patisseries, authors, and catering companies. Visitors to the festival will be able to taste the wares of the vendors and take home samples. Guests will also be able to to purchase their favorite chocolates from participating vendors. During the festival there will be competitions for the vendors consisting of several categories such as Best Truffle, or Best Chocolate Sculpture. The competition results will be based upon votes made by the public and a panel of professionals.

Fat Turkey Chocolate is a local Austin, TX chocolate company dedicated to using only the highest quality chocolates and ingredients available. In business since 2005, Fat Turkey Chocolate owners continue to create innovative and original chocolate confections with great finesse and attention to detail. Most of their products contain no added sugar or preservatives and many are made with local whole food ingredients and organic products.  Please visit http://fatturkeychocolate.com for more information.

Jennifer and Steven of Fat Turkey Chocolate have hosted and organized the Austin Chocolate Festival for the past 3 years with great success thanks to support of local businesses and the community. They have worked very hard to promote Breast Cancer awareness and the local independent small food businesses. This year’s event is well on its way and set to be the best yet.

For additional information on the 4^th annual Austin Chocolate Festival, please contact Steven or Jennifer Flood or visit the new Chocolate Festival website at:  http://austinchocolatefestival.com.