5th Anniversary Portland Chocolate Walk
With Chocolate Connoisseur Savina Darzes
The special 5th Anniversary Downtown Portland Chocolate Walk with chocolate tasting and more is scheduled for Saturday, October 20th. Local chocolate enthusiast and science instructor, Savina Darzes, has announced that her next Downtown Portland Chocolate Walk will be held on Saturday, October 20th from 1-4:30 pm. Participants will walk and eat their way through the neighborhood on foot to over 6 loc 2000 ations that offer that blessed confection and nature’s perfect food—chocolate.
“I’ve had the pleasure of providing indoor chocolate tastings on the West Coast for over 30 years now,” said Savina recently. “Other major cities had been offering chocolate walking tours for several years, and the Portland Metro has some excellent chocolate related businesses. Felt it was the time to go from the classroom to the “field” so to speak.” Savina began offering the walks in October 2007- so next month marks her 5th anniversary.
Although culinary walking tours have existed in Portland for some time, these were the first tours specifically dedicated to all things chocolate. She went on to describe the events, “I will be covering specifics on how chocolate is created from the tree to your taste buds, giving some information about local history and architecture and we’ll, of course, be enjoying plenty of chocolate. The response from businesses and participants alike has been very positive and enthusiastic. The businesses get a captive group of potential customers to show off their best chocolate creations, and the participants get a personal showing and tasting. It’s a real win-win situation.”
The route, which are sure to become known as “one of the sweetest stretches in the Portland Metro,” covers approximately 1 1/2 miles and takes a little over three hours to complete. The tour is designed to introduce participants to Portland’s lively chocolate scene and expose them to obvious and also more hidden locations. Chocolate lovers will savor delectable samples, in the form of bars, confections, drinks and desserts, as they walk off the extra calories.
Said Savina, “You can think of these walks as neighborhood searches for all things chocolate. Our three different routes (Downtown, Pearl/West End and Lake Oswego) are a great way for residents and visitors alike to explore the nooks and crannies of Metro neighborhoods. We stay, on average, 15-20 minutes at each location so guests can really get a feeling of each establishment. I also limit the enrollment to 10 walkers in order to make sure everyone has a chance to ask questions and keep things personal.”
The special anniversary fee for this particular program is just $29 per person and pre-registration is required. To secure a spot and for more info, please visit the website. Meeting location and other info will be sent upon registration. Deadline to sign up is 10 am the day of the program.
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