12 Crave-Worthy Finds  At The 2023 World Chocolate Fair

Ching Dee

<p>If you love chocolate as much as we do, you’re about to have the best weekend ever! Award-winning homegrown chocolate brand <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aurochocolate/" target="_blank">Auro Chocolate</a> teamed up with the metro’s poshest lifestyle mall, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/smaison_conrad/" target="_blank">S Maison at Conrad Manila</a>, for the <strong>World Chocolate Fair</strong>. Now on its fourth year, the World Chocolate Fair features the best of local brands (and one international franchise) to serve sweet and savory concoctions highlighting the goodness of locally made chocolate.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctyd1vAv1G7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctyd1vAv1G7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"> <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"> <div 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style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Auro Chocolate® Official (@aurochocolate)</a></div></div></blockquote> </div><div><br/></div><p>“All of the participants here today are all partners of ours. They&#x27;re our clients, they regularly use Auro in their creations. And that&#x27;s why we also want this platform to showcase their products and their capabilities. A lot of the brands have been with us since year one, but every year, we make it a point to introduce new brands. So you see here a mix of old and new,” <a href="https://metro.style/food/profiles/fascinating-women-2023-kelly-go/35157" target="_blank">Kelly Go</a>, co-founder and managing director of Auro Chocolate, shared on the sidelines of the World Chocolate Fair launch.</p><div><br/></div><p>“We also try [to include what’s new and exciting]. We&#x27;re also curating a particular experience, we want to make sure that there is a good variety of different products,” she said. “We have something for everybody. You know, we have savory and sweet treats and drinks. Just really showcasing the versatility of cacao and chocolate and everything that Auro has to offer. It&#x27;s amazing for chocolate lovers, this is definitely heaven. But even if you&#x27;re not a chocolate lover, I think it&#x27;s just a great place to hang out. See the set that we&#x27;ve created and really try to embark on this journey that we&#x27;ve created.”</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/ae5e2787-9205-4729-a25c-ce625ee280a1_shamcey supsup lee, kelly go, and mike lee director of consumer products and partnerships for muph.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Shamcey Supsup Lee, Kelly Go, and Mike Lee director of consumer products and partnerships for Miss Universe Philippines<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Don Raphael Gulang Rocha/Miss Universe Philippines   </em></span></span></span></span></div><p>Chocolate lovers and curious shoppers can expect 12 amazing local and international brands showcasing the best of Auro Chocolate.</p><div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b34c469a-62dc-48b7-b665-eccb65dff99d_2 landscape.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d2f3835a-9453-4e3f-ae54-d2ce6bc364d4_auro_cafe_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/337eeb16-16fe-431c-a579-1a1f8f9fd991_auro_kultura_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/9f494013-2a91-43c4-864b-a9e8554f71b0_auro_od_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/bc269e28-b542-49f0-938c-a72b52aa1d73_auro_simone_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/48b65a72-0426-4d9c-8aab-3bc9d6042476_auro_poison_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b44097b4-36fc-4b79-a89b-b2780a84dd75_auro_conrad_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/feefd300-eb52-4b57-b059-1e929b9403d2_auro_half saints_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3d2b76f6-7011-463d-9f52-cafaa84897c2_auro_le sucre_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e2a74b57-fdbf-4602-8f94-e69be63765b9_auro_tiger sugar_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/96a9cba1-fc9b-4cb8-b49a-8bbd23f7d031_auro_bbb_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/866ce726-294d-4f46-9f53-f6b5d02c8ff0_auro_tlc_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/df274bde-0b89-472e-9086-1d69bc15e6ff_auro_daniel baker_post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Auro Chocolate  - At the Auro Chocolate booth, try their unique Auro Chocolate x Ms. Universe Philippines drink called Collagen Hot Chocolate and their new Intergalactic Choco Bomb! They also offer sweet and savory pastries, plus refreshing drinks to help you enjoy all the chocolate goodness that awaits at the fair.<cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Kultura  - If you’d like to buy Auro Chocolate bars with gorgeous packaging that’s perfect for gifting, head to the Kultura booth!<cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Overdoughs - Overdoughs has been one of the ‘OG’ partners of Auro Chocolate since the start. For the World Chocolate Fair, they made a limited edition cookie that goes perfectly with this year’s intergalactic theme: SPACE CHONKIES! It’s a chocolate cookie with a cream cheese center sprinkled with edible glitter for that galaxy effect.<cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Simone - If you’re looking for sweet and savory French-style pastries, go to Simone and say ‘Oui!’ to their Pain Au Chocolat and the fair exclusive Coco Lemon Tart. <cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Poison Doughnuts &amp; Coffee  - Poison has been using Auro Chocolates from the beginning but for this year’s fair, Chef Sonny Mariano and his team brought back the White Chocolate Cheetos Doughnut for that no-fail combo of salty and sweet!<cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Conrad Manila  - At the Conrad Manila booth, you’ll find world-class quality confections made with Auro Chocolates — both bite-size and whole cakes for you to take home!<cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Half Saints  - You’ll fall in love with their award-winning Dark Chocolate Tartlets, which uses 64% Auro Dark Chocolate. And try the unique Beef &amp; Chocolate Subarashii Kare Pan, which contains spicy beef in rich, chocolate-infused Japanese curry.<cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Le Sucre Lab  - Every bite of Le Sucre Lab’s Noir Chocolat Dreamcake is a chocolate lover’s dream come true! You can buy the mini cake tins or the full size cake tins to take home. <cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Tiger Sugar  - After a successful collaboration with Auro in March 2023, the international milk tea chain is coming to S Maison for their signature drinks like Dark Chocolate Mocha, Dark Chocolate Cookie Crumble, plus World Chocolate Fair exclusive offers! <cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Bubu Bars  - Grab some ice cream bars from Bubu Bars, which tastes so indulgent but it’s totally guilt-free because it’s vegan! Try their new Dark Chocolate Cacao Crunch ice cream bar which features dark chocolate ice cream dipped in 64% single origin Auro Dark Chocolate and topped with Auro cacao nibs and lightly sprinkled with Maldon Sea Salt.<cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Tender Loving Cakes  - A must-try at the Tender Loving Cakes booth is their super smooth and light Chocolate Mousse made of course with 64% Dark Chocolate from Auro. <cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Daniel Baker  - Last but certainly not the least, pick up a bag or two of chocolate-covered potato chips from Daniel Baker, especially the Auro Crisps with crushed pistachios!<cite>Auro Chocolate</cite></p></div></div></div></div><p>Aside from enjoying yummy chocolate treats, visitors of the World Chocolate Fair (WCF) get a chance to win special prizes from S Maison, Auro Chocolate, and participating brands. Simply share your WCF experience on social media: post an Instagram Reel/Photo in your best space-themed outfit along with your favorite treats at the Fair; Follow and tag S Maison, Auro Chocolate and all the participating brands; and use the hashtag <strong>#SMaisonxAuroChocolateFair</strong>. Winners will be notified via direct message on <strong>July 9th</strong>.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/food/profiles/fascinating-women-2023-kelly-go/35157" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fascinating Women 2023: Kelly Go</a></div><div><em><strong>The World Chocolate Fair </strong>is located at the Main Atrium of S Maison from July 5 to July 9, 2023. Entrance is free of charge. For more updates, follow Auro Chocolate (@aurochocolate) and S Maison (@smaison_conrad) on Facebook and Instagram.</em></div><div><br/></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>

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12 Crave-Worthy Finds At The 2023 World Chocolate Fair

Ching Dee

Published Jul 05, 2023 12:50 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 07, 2023 11:32 AM PHT

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