Chocolate extravaganza returns for more sweet fun

By Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 03, 2013

~~<p>When Farsheed Bonakdar was a young boy growing up in Iran, he spent whatever pin money he had on his favorite treat: "dark kiss," a dome-shaped confection with a filling akin to whipped cream.</p>
<p>"The shell appeared to be solid chocolate, but it was actually very thin, so when you bit into it, it crunched and melted in your mouth," Bonakdar recalled. "That was so amazing to me! Years later I learned about the chemistry of chocolate -- that when it's tempered properly, you can mold it into hearts, flowers, shells, butterflies, all kinds of beautiful, delicate forms that will hold their shape until you eat them."</p>
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<h4>BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL</h4>
<strong>» Place:</strong> Most events will be at The Fairmont Orchid, 1 N. Kaniku Drive, Kohala Coast, Hawaii island.
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When Farsheed Bonakdar was a young boy growing up in Iran, he spent whatever pin money he had on his favorite treat: "dark kiss," a dome-shaped confection with a filling akin to whipped cream.

"The shell appeared to be solid chocolate, but it was actually very thin, so when you bit into it, it crunched and melted in your mouth," Bonakdar recalled. "That was so amazing to me! Years later I learned about the chemistry of chocolate -- that when it's tempered properly, you can mold it into hearts, flowers, shells, butterflies, all kinds of beautiful, delicate forms that will hold their shape until you eat them." BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL » Place: Most events will be at The Fairmont Orchid, 1 N. Kaniku Drive, Kohala Coast, Hawaii island. Login for more...