Long Island Food Critic

The Chocolate Expo returned to the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City for its fourth consecutive year to delight people of all ages. There was something for everyone with over 70 different vendors offering their delectable samples of gourmet chocolates, pastries, pastas, spices, beverages, & a myriad of other products.

Attendees enjoyed the opportunity to try and purchase exotic chocolate covered items such as Twinkies, potato chips, bacon, Oreos, waffles, and even Brussels sprouts.

The chocolate fountain by Aurora Gourmet was a greatly anticipated highlight of this year's event. Their heavenly tasting churros covered in white chocolate was enough to satisfy any sweet tooth!

Many vendors from previous years enthusiastically returned, such as Bacon Bites, Darcy's Delights, Wild Lizzy's, Nut Punch, Chocolate Works, Dutch Desserts, Babunya's, Moon Doggie, JD Gourmet, Grandpa Pete's, Custo Cookie, and Isn't it Sweet, among others.

Guests were not only invited to taste mouth-watering chocolate, but also exquisite wine from New York's finest vineyards. For coffee drinkers, Moon Doggie offered some of their unique selection of coffee with flavors like marshmallow, cookies and cream, and chocolate peanut butter.

Tickets included admission to the Cradle of Aviation's fascinating exhibits. With its fantastic offering of various chocolates, the Chocolate Expo made everyone feel like a kid in a candy store!

As thousands of people swarmed to this year's Chocolate Expo it was clear to see that this event continues to be a chocolate lover's dream come true. If you missed out on this year's sweet event, be sure to mark your calenders for next year's!