THIS WEEKEND. THE 15TH ANNUAL SOUTHWEST CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE FEST IS BACK IN ALBUQUERQUE. PEYTON SPELLACY IS LIVE AT EXPO NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING, AND PEYTON ROYALE AND I, WE’RE SO SORRY THAT YOU HAD TO COVER THIS ON A FRIDAY MORNING. OH. SO TOUGH. I MEAN, CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE. IT’S A ROUGH LIFE OUT HERE. BUT YEAH, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE WORLD’S LARGEST CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE FESTIVAL. IT’S HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS WEEKEND. JOINING ME RIGHT NOW IS DEAN STROBER. HE’S THE PRODUCER OF THE FESTIVAL. SO DEAN, FIRST TELL ME WHY THIS FESTIVAL IS SO SPECIAL. WELL, IT BRINGS IN 200 VENDORS WHO COME IN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, FROM NICARAGUA, ECUADOR. CERTAINLY SOME LOCAL FAVORITES ARE HERE AS WELL, BUT FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THEY’RE BRINGING IN SOME OF THE FINEST, MOST AWARD WINNING CHOCOLATES AND COFFEES AND AND TREATS AND SWEETS RIGHT HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND WHY DO THEY COME HERE TO ALBUQUERQUE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD? EVERY YEAR THEY TELL ME, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE NICEST PEOPLE, LIKE THE COMMUNITY SHOWS UP, THEY SUPPORT, THEY SAMPLE, THEY SHOP, AND THEY TAKE ALL THESE GREAT THINGS HOME WITH THEM TO SHARE WITH THEIR FRIENDS. AND THEN YOU JUST TOLD ME THAT IT’S REALLY ALSO ABOUT LEARNING ABOUT CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE AS WELL. YES. SO YOU MEET THE MAKERS, SO YOU LEARN HOW IT’S MADE. I MEAN, THIS IS AN ACTUAL CACAO POD. SO DURING THE FESTIVAL, WE’LL CRACK THESE OPEN AND YOU COULD LEARN HOW CHOCOLATE IS MADE, HOW COFFEE IS PROCESSED AND FERMENTED AND, AND YOU GET TO TASTE ALONG THE WAY. AWESOME. YEAH. WE HAVE DUBAI CHOCOLATE RIGHT HERE. THAT’S SUPER TRENDY THIS YEAR. WE’VE GOT CHOCOLATE CRAYONS ON THE TABLE. SO YES, THIS FESTIVAL IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW AND SUNDAY FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. TICKETS ARE $15. IT’S GOING TO BE $5 FOR KIDS AGES THREE THROUGH 12 AND FREE FOR KIDS UNDER THREE. REPORTING LIVE. I'