Apparently Valentine's Day is the time of year for chocolate tasting... last weekend I stopped at the Orenco New Seasons for a chocolate taste test, and today was the Chocolate Fest at Whole Foods. I had planned to go the Tanasbourne Whole Foods, but, since I ended up at PSU for most of the afternoon, I decided to check out the Whole Foods in the Pearl District. There was a $5 fee (which was donated to the Christy Care). Not long after I arrived, I ran into Rachel, who I had met during the Seattle to PDX Yarn Crawl. There were chocolate bars to taste, chocolate mousse cups with berries on top, really rich chocolate brownies, chocolate dipped clementines, and even chocolate stout ice cream floats. The Pearl Med Spa was also giving free 5 minute chair massages (totally worth it!). I also got a coffee mug from them, with a peppermint scented body lotion. The other freebie was a Mexican Cocoa scented candle from Pacifica.
After I had my fill of chocolate, I headed to Knit Purl to check out a pattern for Hand Maiden Wool I bought during the yarn crawl. I had forgotten they have knit night on Thursdays, and didn't have any knitting with me. But I did have a glass of champagne. However, I don't think I can drink champagne when I'm knitting...
Though I think the real reason they give out free champagne is to lower your resistance to purchasing more yarn... at least, that's my excuse for the Shi Bui superwash merino yarn I bought. Though I am thinking this yarn will become arm warmers for my aunt, so at least it's gift knitting!
Then it was time to catch the MAX home and have dinner...
Sounds like your chocolate fest was definitely all about the chocolate! We got dinner out of our deal, but you got some better freebies by the sounds of it. Candle and coffee mug.
ReplyDeleteThere was a bit of a line for the chair massage and I don't let 'just anyone' work on my neck area. Too easy for them to screw it up.