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Carolina Chocolate Festival
January 1, 2009
While early spring weather curbs many beachside activities in other destinations, the Crystal Coast - North Carolina's southern Outer Banks - helps visitors enjoy the coast long before summer crowds. Coastal cuisine captivates discerning palates throughout the spring with the "Crystal Coast is Cookin' " promotion targeting culinary connoisseurs. From quaint dining and authentic culinary delights to foodie-festivals and indulgent picnic excursions, the Crystal Coast is Cookin' allows guests the opportunity to enjoy the best in coastal cuisine in a relaxed, beach environment.
Launching the culinary spring initiative, chocolate lovers revel in the seventh annual Carolina Chocolate Festival, held in the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City, N.C., where chocolate lovers gather Feb. 6-9, 2009 to experience creations from 30 chocolatiers. Fanatics of the cocoa treats enjoy the famed dessert item in a variety of uses, from chocolate massages and chocolate facials to chocolate cooking demonstrations and gourmet chocolate desserts, with ticket prices at $8 for adults and $2 for children. Chocoholics learn ways to gratify taste buds with cooking lessons from top area chefs before enjoying tastes of the delicacies. Spa-goers combine passions with the fourth annual Chocolate Spa Night, where chocolate treatments and cosmetic consultations are performed by therapists and experts from the area. All guests will leave with their cravings for magnificent chocolate fulfilled. For more information, guests call 877-848-4976 or visit www.carolinachocolatefestival.com.
For those wishing to stay overnight, or make it a week-long vacation, the Crystal Coast has a variety of options. From oceanfront mansions and waterfront cottages to intimate bed & breakfasts to full-service hotels, there are accommodations to fit every style and budget.
• Bed & Breakfast - $95/night
• Full Service Hotel - $99/night
• Oceanfront cottage - $980/week
Dangling like a delicate strand of pearls off the coast of North Carolina, the favored Atlantic beach destination of generations represents one of the only remaining natural barrier island systems in the World. The Islands are strung together with 85 miles of silken coastline along the southern Outer Banks, 56 miles of which are in the protected Cape Lookout National Seashore. Miles of shimmering water reflects countless tiny suns during the day and shatters the moon into a thousand pieces at night. Lush maritime forests edge the silken coast like emerald jewels studding a royal crown. The barrier islands take a curious southward curve, blessing the Crystal Coast with beaches that course east and west making it possible to admire the dazzlingly bright sun rise to greet the day and then slip into the shimmering translucent blue waters in the evening during a spectacular North Carolina sunset.
To experience North Carolina's Crystal Coast, call (800) 786-6962 or visit www.crystalcoastnc.org.
To learn more about the seventh annual Carolina Chocolate Festival, or for high-resolution images, please contact Jamey Ivey at jivey@zimmerman.com or 850-668-2222.
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