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Toronto's Chocolate Festival ChocolateFest '09 is back for its third year.

As a Toronto city-wide event, the Toronto CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL, successfully launched in 2007, is back for its third year. This is the event where CHOCOLATE is featured in all its magnificent and tasty forms. CHOCOLATE FEST '09 will present several delectable, delicious and simply decadent events.

October 19 - 25, 2009

At Participating Dining Establishments, Chocolatiers, Pastry Shops, Book Stores, Chocolate Retail Stores and Galleries throughout the GTA and surrounding areas.

Spread out your chocolate cravings as CHOCOLICIOUS: tour de chocolat kicks into high gear at participating restaurants throughout the GTA and surrounding areas. Participating chefs and Chocolatiers will prepare new chocolate infused menus and decadent creations yours for the sampling or purchasing for the holiday season.

THE FOURTH ANNUAL CHOCOLATE BALL GALA
October 23, 2009
Palais Royale, Toronto

The CHOCOLATE BALL returns for its fourth year, with more chocolate and surprises. Yes, the Palais Royale will once again host this event.

For updates on this event you can visit www.TheChocolateBall.ca

Dine with the Choc-elite!
October 1 - 31, 2009
Various location

Enjoy a full course dinner made with chocolate. Featured Chefs will team up with various celebrities to host an intimate unique dining experience. This is a chocolate lovers dream dinner. The appetizer, the main course, the dessert and the drink are made or infused with chocolate. Each sitting will be limited to 20 people at any one location on the ChocElite circuit.

The 2009 9-1-1 Chocolate Relay will once again pit firefighters against police and EMS personnel in a battle for supremacy in the Chocolate world and to win the CFW Chocolate Bowl. The Toronto Police Marine Unit are the current holders of the Chocolate Bowl.

DID YOU KNOW....

Chocolate and fat
Chocolate contributes less than two percent of the fat in the American diet. The main sources of fat are meat, full-fat dairy products, and fried foods.

Chocolate and saturated fats
While chocolate contains some saturated fats, studies have shown that not all types of saturated fats raise blood cholesterol levels. For example, stearic acid is a saturated fat that makes up one-third of the fat in chocolate. Stearic acid does not raise blood cholesterol levels. In addition, oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat also found in olive oil, makes up one-third of the fat in chocolate. Eating foods with oleic acid as part of a healthful eating plan has been shown to be beneficial for heart health.

Chocolate and caffeine
Chocolate contains very little caffeine. See the chart on the previous page for the caffeine content of a few foods and beverages.

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EVENT BENEFICIARY:

All portion of the proceeds from these events (excluding The Chocolate Ball) will be donated to Prostate & Breast Cancer research initiatives.

A portion of the proceeds from The Chocolate Ball are in support of The Ava Rose Fund at SickKids Hospital.

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