A bustling crowd of chocolate lovers, including locals, newcomers and diehards strolled through the aromatic aisles of Santa Cruz’s fifth annual Chocolate Festival last Saturday.

The UCSC Women’s Club organizes 3rd annual Chocolate Festival to raise money for re-entry student scholarships.

Richard Donnelly is on a mission to create the best tasting chocolate in the world.

In a unassuming, toffee-colored shop on the corner of Bay and Mission, the middle-aged chocolatier believes that he’s almost reached perfection when it comes to concocting the world’s finest chocolate.