The Northwest Chocolate Festival is a dieters worst nightmare. Featuring chocolatiers from across the country, it offers a weekends worth of tastings, lectures, and classes. (Ever wanted to learn to sculpt a three-foot chocolate centerpiece for your next party? Heres your chance!) You can also mold your own truffles, whip up a spicy mole sauce, purchase cocoa-butter beauty products, and ask industry experts questionslike why the hell your chocolate bar turns white when stored in the frig. Things get even more decadent at tonights 21-and-over Chocolate Masquerade Ball, where attendees are encouraged to dress in costume for live music, dancing, local wine and chocolate pairings, andwait for itflowing chocolate fountains. ERIKA HOBART
Sat., Oct. 23, 7-11:59 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 24, 2010
