What do you get if you cross a huge amount of chocolate with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay?

An excellent reason to attend the Ghiradelli Chocolate Festival this weekend, that’s what. Demonstrations, samples from 50 vendors and accompanying wines will be there to satisfy chocolate lovers’ cravings, all right next to the Marina and close to the spot where Italian immigrant, Domingo Ghirardelli, set up his chocolate shop in 1893. Tickets are still on sale. Read more: ghiradelli.com