Today is Presidents Day, a day we honor the February birthdays of presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. These men earned their place in American history through their leadership and vision for this country. As it turns out, chocolate is not only a part of this country’s earliest roots, but it seems that some of […]
A little over a week ago, I was lucky enough to get sent on a business trip to the lovely city of Baltimore, Maryland, an area I had only previously driven through (or been driven through, rather) on a family trip to Washington D.C. While my time in the city was limited–I was there just […]
‘Twill make an old woman Young and Fresh; Create New Motions of the Flesh, And cause them long for you know what If they but taste of chocolate. ~James Wadsworth, 1652 Perhaps the notion of chocolate as a romantic favor to be given by men to women came from the misnomer that chocolate is an […]
In the U.S., women account for 75% of annual chocolate sales, except for sales related to one day. You probably aren’t surprised to hear that that day, is Valentine’s Day. And for that day, men account for 75% of the one BILLION dollars worth of chocolate sales each year. V-Day is big business for chocolate […]
A blog dedicated to the world of chocolate would hardly be reliable if I didn’t display, for critical review, my credentials as a chocoholic. Anyone that knows me personally, for even a short bit of time, tends to find out rather quickly that I do indeed have a deep and enthusiastic affection for […]
This is my love letter to chocolate. After over a year of contemplating, imagining, and brainstorming, I now embark upon a journey of documenting all of my wonderful chocolate adventures. As a chocolate tour guide, food and events writer, and life-long chocoholic, the world of chocolate has brought me endless amounts of enjoyment, laughs, and memories […]