You guessed it. Cioccoshow is here! There are over 80 vendors set up in tents across multiple piazzas in the city. Vendors came from all over Italy and Europe to show off their chocolate creations. Crowds are thick and the smell of chocolate is in the air. Tables are stacked to overflowing with all types of chocolates. There were so many types in such colorful and creative displays that I put together a short video montage which you can access in our Video Gallery. We sampled as much as we could and bought some candied figs and clementines dipped in dark chocolate, hot chocolate with whipped cream, vin brulé, a cone of mixed chocolates and cookies, dark chocolate covered dates and Fabbri cherries, chocolate and ruta beer, and a jar of pistachio cream. Samples we tasted included dark chocolate covered red onions (not recommended) and dark chocolate with the Pope’s salt (highly recommended). All that sampling counted as lunch, so for dinner we headed to Nicola’s for pizza.