No matter the cause for celebration, it’s never out of the cards to spend exciting and fun times with your friends or family. Food is the number one facet of celebration everyone looks forward to. As far as chocolate? Well, it never disappoints for any occasion!

Chocolate is delicious in its many forms; there’s no denying that. The versatility of chocolate lets you eat by the chunk or use it in baking. You will often melt your chocolate down before adding it to cake, brownies, or chocolate bars. Conversely, you can also melt the chocolate down and dip fruit in it!

There’s a good reason why you find most chocolate bars in the ‘Candy’ aisle in most stores. That is because they are not actually ‘real’ chocolate. A package labeled as a 65 percent bar of chocolate may contain some actual cacao and taste like chocolate, but that is where the similarities between ‘real chocolate’ and ‘fast chocolate’ end.

While chocolate might be considered a comfort food to some, its health benefits are understated. “Real” chocolate offers a slew of health benefits, and you should know about them!

Weddings are the ultimate celebration of love between two people. When someone in your family or close to you ties the knot, there will be plenty of pre-wedding events, including the wedding shower.

The holiday season is upon us! These moments late in the year are for spending that precious time with your family, creating memories, and partaking in the gift of giving.

The time of giving and celebration is upon us, and like most, you may be racking your brain to think of the perfect gift for everyone on your list. But treating your loved ones doesn’t have to be complicated when you decide on chocolate to give!

On September 5th at a private event in Shanghai, the Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut presented what was gloriously appointed as ‘the 4th type of chocolate’. Chocolate experts from all over the world flew to China to assist to the revolution. It sounded like a big deal: after 80 years from the invention of white chocolate, the R&D department of the company managed to develop another kind of chocolate. Next to dark, milk and white, there is now a pink chocolate called Ruby.

If you're interested in baking and confections, it is important to understand the differences between the variety of chocolate selections available before you begin. It will affect things such as the melting, dipping & coating process, or how much sugar ends up in each recipe. This can make a difference is how your chocolate looks as well as tastes.

As you know, chocolate is commonly thought of as a dessert. But, it doesn’t need to be eaten exclusively after dinner. In fact, chocolate is a fantastic food pairing for any meal. Below is a list of the top five foods chocolate pairs great with. So, prep your dishes, grab some chocolate, and get ready for the following partners in crime: