Posted on December 1, 2020September 10, 2020 by Chocolate Covered Weekly During Marie Antoinette’s reign, chocolate parties became fashionable. These parties, called chocolat du roi, were social events to which only the very elite were invited. Post navigationPrevious post: When pairing wines with chocolate, the wine should be at least as sweet as the chocolate you’re serving it with.Next post: It is possible that the word “chocolate” derives from the Maya verb, “chokola’j”.