“Chocolate!” “WHERE?” At the Orange County Fair!
The 123rd edition of the Orange County Fair carries through on its theme, “Home Sweet Home,” with a nearly three-thousand-square-foot exhibit dedicated to chocolate! And in the midst of the historic facts (who knew that the Vatican once debated whether chocolate was a food?) and displays, is Irvine-based Xan Confections.
Lauren McCusker, Xan Confections’ head chocolatier, is onsite at the new Fair exhibit, “Chocolate Unwrapped: Beans, Bars and Bon Bons.” As Xan offers its unique line of artisan chocolates, she talks about some of the lesser-known facts about Americans’ favorite “guilty pleasure”–and keeps a watchful eye on that tantalizing chocolate-tempering unit!
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