Olena Zolymar Rodriguez, age 2, enjoys a bite of chocolate cake at the 2012 Chocolate Festival at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, on Sunday, January 22, 2012. Hector Gabino / El Nuevo Herald
Chef Chris Bulgarin makes a pan-seared pork tenderloin with dark chocolate BBQ sauce at the 2012 Chocolate Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden on Sunday, January 22, 2012. Hector Gabino / El Nuevo Herald
Rory Leao, age 2, enjoys her chocolate covered marshmallow at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's International Chocolate Festival in Coral Gables on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. The annual event included chocolate tastings, vendors and demonstrations explaining the life cycle of a cacao plant and how it ends up in a bar of chocolate. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
A cacao pod shows the raw beginnings of chocolate at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's International Chocolate Festival in Coral Gables on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. The annual event included chocolate tastings, vendors and demonstrations explaining the life cycle of a cacao plant and how it ends up in a bar of chocolate. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
The different spices that go into chocolate are on display as Thomas Domen, in background, grinds cacao nibs with them at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's International Chocolate Festival in Coral Gables on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. The annual event included chocolate tastings, vendors and demonstrations explaining the life cycle of a cacao plant and how it ends up in a bar of chocolate. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
A cacao pod grows inside the conservatory at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden during the International Chocolate Festival in Coral Gables on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. The annual event included chocolate tastings, vendors and demonstrations explaining the life cycle of a cacao plant and how it ends up in a bar of chocolate. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD