Articles and Reviews
Artisan Drinking Chocolate
Drinking chocolate is hot! Made with rich, thick melted chocolate shavings, drinking chocolate has become a fashionable and sophisticated indulgence.
Drinking chocolate is hot! Made with rich, thick melted chocolate shavings, drinking chocolate has become a fashionable and sophisticated indulgence. And who could fault Montezuma, who reportedly consumed 50 cups a day as his royal love potion #9? Includes a glossary of drinking chocolate types, summary of cocoa’s health benefits and preparation instructions. In short, a helpful guide for the enterprising barista. Originally published in 2006 in Fresh Cup magazine.
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Chocolate and the Art of Love
Includes vignettes of history’s most notorious chocolate lovers, chocolate and the pharmacopeia of love, a review of dozens of seductive chocolaty products. The 10-page illustrated primer is a great guide to prepare lovers for Valentine’s Day. Originally printed in 2008; revised in 2010.
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Chocolate Spa Treatments
If Milton Hershey were alive today, he would be amazed at how chocolate has expanded from an edible treat and into the health and beauty market. Originally published in 2008 the International Spa Association’s journal, The Pulse, this path breaking article summarizes the “cocoa-ceutical” benefits of chocolate, reviews several chocolate spa products and discusses chocolate-based treatments at four leading spas.
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Chocolate-Flavored Tea
Chocolate-flavored teas are a marriage between two healthy products; a concept of indulging without the calories. Includes a list of the leading chocolate tea purveyors. Originally published in Tea Experience Digest magazine in 2007.
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Green Tea Flavored Confections
Green tea (matcha) is a major flavor trend for premium confections. Read how this trend developed in Japan, was refined in France, and now has delicious derivatives in the U.S. Originally published in 2007 in Tea, a Magazine.
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