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On an impromptu trip last weekend, I managed to check out all 5 of the chocolate shops in Richmond, VA. I did find evidence of …

My most potent memory from visiting Cancun is the smell of freshly-ground chocolate being carted from one room to another. The scent is like buttered …

This site has always been about my relationship with chocolate. It’s written, edited, and designed from my perspective, and even when I reach out for …

Couverture chocolate is well-known within the chocolate industry, and without it, most of your favorite chocolate shops would have never gotten started. This strange stuff– …

Baking with chocolate can be a ton of fun or a total disaster— my goal here is to give you the complete confidence to be …

How are cacao and cocoa different? Which is healthier, cocoa or cacao? Do cocoa and cacao taste the same? As a chocolate writer, I get …

It’s not often that someone asks me about the possibility of a chocolate allergy, but it’s come up enough that I just had to write …

Think of your favorite chocolate; just humor me. Is it a smooth milk chocolate? Or a dark bar with whole almonds on the back? Oh, …

Chocolate liquor is the base ingredient of every dark chocolate on the market. It’s an integral part of any milk chocolate, and is actively altered …

Is chocolate dark actually healthy? The buzz around dark chocolate these days is focused on flavonoids and trace minerals, some of the molecules that make …