GIFT: Sushumna Chocolate

The chocolate is made in individually-wrapped tiles. Photo courtesy Sushumna.   For the person who meditates or does yoga, consider a gift of Sushumna chocolate. This line of “chakra-choc” includes seven flavors that correlate to the seven major energy points (chakras) in the body developed. Hindus refer to the chakras as the intersections of energy…
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HOLIDAY: National Chocolate Day

Harvest Truffles. Photo courtesy Recchiuti Confections.   It’s National Chocolate Day, an excuse for anyone to run to the newsstand to pick up a Hershey Bar or some M&Ms. But the chocolate connoisseur deserves something better, and we’ve found it in these delicious Harvest Truffles from Recchiuti Confections of San Francisco, which we received as…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: barkTHINS Chocolate Bark

barkTHINS: thin and rich. Photo courtesy Ripple Brands.   There are several reasons to love barkTHINS: The delicious varieties, crammed with inclusions* (see the list below). The thin pieces that, unlike conventional bark, let you have half as much. The Fair Trade certification (FairTradeUSA.org) that helps poor farmers. The everyday affordability (yet it’s great for…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pairing Chocolate Bars & Wine

If your idea of grown-up Halloween does not include costume parties, how about a chocolate and wine tasting? For years, THE NIBBLE has been updating its highly-regarded wine and chocolate pairing chart. You can use it to prepare a memorable Halloween tasting. While our chart is quite extensive, your tasting can be as simple as…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Autumn Chocolates

While Halloween chocolate is creeping into stores—chocolate ghosts, pumpkins, candy corn and other holiday specialties—you have a few weeks to enjoy some “autumn chocolate” until Halloween week. Until then, how about some “autumn chocolates” that are in chocolate shops until the Christmas flavors come in? Today, we feature two of our favorite chocolatiers, with very…
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