Nutella Sued For False Advertising
May 8, 2012
Parents should be cautious about their children's health, especially regarding the food they eat on a daily basis.
A popular, spreadable, chocolate-based treat is Nutella, a product that is made by Ferrero Rocher Incorporated. Have you ever tried Googling the exact ingredients of this product online? Most people would think a manufacturer would be completely honest with this type of information, but some have sued saying that lapses were made.
The claim is that the company hadn't been entirely truthful regarding their famous and well-selling product. Nutella is said to contain hazelnuts, cocoa powder, skim milk powder, vegetable oil, sugar, soy lecithin, and vanillin. Doesn't sound too bad, does it?
Two mothers have reportedly sued the company because the product was advertised as a healthy food. They suggest that the nutritional value of the product is suspect.
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Chocolate for Foodie and Fashionista
May 4, 2012
Chefs of award-winning stature have recently unleashed and released their latest cocoa and couture at the recently concluded Charity in Chocolate benefit event featuring District of Columbia’s only Chocolate Fashion Show.
It was hosted by the Heart of America Foundation (HOA), a DC based nonprofit organization that boasts volunteer services as well as literacy. They advocate for the needs of marginalized children in the DC area as well as nationwide. Income and proceeds from this event provide funds to children living in poverty who are not able to buy their own books and school supplies.
This event was held at the magnificent National Building Museum, and featured more than 60 local world class chefs who offered not only sweet and savory tastings but very well conceived gravity-defying chocolate sculptures.
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Ghirardelli Chocolate
May 3, 2012
Dating back into the golden old days of California’s gold rush, the Ghirardelli chocolate has been present ever since. A 31-year-old native of Rapallo, Italy, who goes by the name of Domenico "Domingo" Ghirardelli, had been a very successful owner of the confectionery business situated in Lima, Peru. However, he was enticed to travel to California because the news of fabulous gold and riches lured him so in the year 1849.
He was able to buy himself a way to sail up and down, back and forth, in the San Joaquin River. He acquired supplies as far as San Francisco and then carried his merchandise into Stockton. By 1851, he found himself a new start.
On the 3rd of May 1851, the Great Fire of San Francisco destroyed a total of 1500 buildings. Coincidentally, a fire broke out and destroyed half the city of Stockton. In a span of one week, Domingo lost everything he had. He even tried to open up a coffee shop but it didn’t go so well. Therefore he decided to go back to his roots as a confectioner.
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Éclair Cake
May 2, 2012
This is an extremely simple and quick dessert cake that calls for no baking. It makes use of a pudding mixture and graham crackers. It's so much like an éclair, which is an oblong pastry composed of choux dough filled with a cream and then topped with icing.
And it's perfect for a sharing! It's an ideal recipe for finicky eaters like your kids. You can even whip this up if you want them to learn their ways around the kitchen. Like I said, you need not bake or have any advanced kitchen tools. It's mighty easy to prepare!
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Simple Pleasures Lower-Fat Chocolate
May 1, 2012
You may ask what is better than a breakfast cereal that can also provide that sugar rush you need on a daily basis? But since you're on this website, I think you and I agree, that there's nothing better than chocolate!
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Chocolate And Wine Events
April 27, 2012
In celebration of excellent pairings, the Hotel Los Gatos now gives you Fireside Fridays as the perfect getaway from a seemingly busy week in Silicon Valley. This event features a wine and chocolate ensemble from 5pm to 7pm every Friday for the whole month of April and May.
Every week, they will also showcase a local variety of cheeses and an array of delectable taste tests. If this sounds good to you, you'll find the hotel located in the friendly neighborhood of Los Gatos, just a few minutes away from the airport of San Jose.
Local wines from the Santa Cruz Mountain area are served. So enthusiasts can enjoy Testarossa, Thomas Fogarty, the Mountain Winery to name a few. The tangent Dio Deka restaurant and a Michelin-star treasure is a sight for anyone who wants to enjoy a very relaxing couple's weekend. Reservations of the surrounding hotels and any conference facilities can be reserved and booked through their website of www.hotellosgatos.com.
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Single-Origin Chocolate
April 26, 2012
The cacao tree is the source of all the chocolates in the world. It grows in abundant and rich soils in tropical rainforests, located around a global belt that is situated from 10 degrees north to 10 degrees south of the Equator.
While the source of the cacao flavor comes through the genetics of the plant, the drying and fermenting process of the cacao beans after harvest are large contributing factors. Aside from that, the rich composition of soil in the tropics, as well as the climate, contributes to the varying regional differences in the flavors of these cacao beans.
Have you ever heard about Single-Origin Chocolate? Single-origin chocolate indicates that the cocoa beans used to produce the bar are from one specific region or country.
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Microwave Fudge
April 25, 2012
If you have a fancy for baking sweet treats but you don't have the luxury of time, you can always look for certain ways that you can still squeeze your creative juices out, sans spending a lot of time. Microwave can come in handy, too.
Did you know that chocolate accidentally paved way for the creation of the microwave oven? Scientists during the World War II were building devices called magnetrons for radar sets. One of them allegedly walked by a cavity magnetron while it was at work. Then, he suddenly felt some heat and realized that the chocolate bar he had with him melted into a sticky mess.
Enough with the fun fact for the mind, now you can go ahead and whip up something to make your tummy happy!
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Chocolate Lingerie
April 24, 2012
It started out with a rather simple idea. It's Valentine's Day, and your better half is going to bring home some chocolate treats for you. That's almost always the case, even for the founder of Decadence, Audrey Romanski. We are all just hanging around thinking how to lose some weight, so she was able to come up with the idea of chocolate lingerie. Instead of surprising your wife with a box of ordinary and unsurprising chocolates, why not give her some chocolate lingerie?
The proprietor, Romanski, started with this business a few years ago, just operating from her home in Forestdale Avenue situated in Kinnelon, New Jersey, which incidentally is still the main headquarters up to this point in time.
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