Chocolate News
8 Ways You’ve Been Eating Your Chocolate WRONG!
DELISH.COM Before you say that there’s no “wrong” way to eat chocolate – think again! By considering doing 8 things to help you enjoy chocolate, you’ll be assured of enjoying chocolate in a way you’ve never enjoyed it before.Austin bar offers $100 martini featuring once-extinct chocolate
Would you spend $100 on a martini? How about a martini featuring “perhaps the rarest and most expensive chocolate in the world”? Academia has a cocktail on the menu that is really priced at $100. The reason the martini is so expensive is the aforementioned chocolate. It’s To’ak Chocolate, made from the oldest known variety of cacao and so rare the tree it’s harvested from was once thought to have been extinct.
Online chocolate entrepreneur opens first brick-and-mortar cafe
A young Philly pastry chef has opened her first cafe just off of South Street, specializing in artisanal chocolates. Aurora Grace Wold’s new cafe at 517 South Fifth St. is aptly called Aurora Grace, located in a space that has a history of female entrepreneurs. The main staple of the cafe is Wold’s gourmet bonbons. “People say they look like little marbles or little jewels or gemstones.” The cafe actually first began as an online Etsy chocolate store.
Scarlett Johansson’s Personal Trainers Suggest Always Eating Dark Chocolate Before a Workout
Brothers Ryan and Eric Johnson say there are many benefits to the routine, including boosting your energy and creating a positive feedback loop. Ideally, they say you should eat a third of a bar of high quality dark chocolate 15 minutes before a workout.
Hot Chocolate: Let Me Count the Ways
There are so many versions of hot-chocolate creations it can make one’s head spin. Instant hot chocolate is one way to go, open the packet and throw it in some water and in less than a few minutes you’re sipping away. But there are many ways to make the perfect chocolaty beverage with little effort. These recipes will take your cup of hot chocolate to a whole other level and offer a specialty drink that will impress.