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SF Chocolate tasting salon: Sun April 13, 2008 10-6pm, $20 http://www.sfchocolatesalon.com/

quan — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:40:15 GMT

http://www.sfchocolatesalon.com/

Bring water/coffee and bread to eat at the tasting.
Bought my ticket already and will see you there
quan

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Jul14&15CHOCOLAT:tasting@Fort MasonSF.demo.wine pairings.chef&author talks..paintings.makeovers.spa.fashion show.. 2007

quan — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:00:35 GMT

Chocolat lovers, I will be there Jul.14,see you there too?.
Discount for admission (17.50) before July 11.
Want to meet up, let me know.
quan

FYI:
http://www.sfchocolatesalon.com/
-When:
Sat.July 14:10am-4pm
Sun.July 15: 11am-6pm
2007
-Location:
Fort Mason Conference Center, San Francisco

-General Ticket/Admission Cost:
Adults:
($17.50 B-4 Jul.11)
$20@door
or
(B-4 Jul.11)
$25.00 w/complimentary chocolate book ($40 value)
"CHOCOLATE FRENCH" by Bernard Poussin
$35.00 @door includes book

Children 6-12yrs old: $10
Children under 6: Free*
*Applies to 2 children per adult.
Each additional child under 6: $10

~details:
Chocolate lovers, en garde! The first major chocolate show on the West Coast in two decades takes place this summer at the San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON n Bastille Day Weekend, July 14 and 15, 2007 at the Fort Mason Conference Center in San Francisco. Chocolate aficionados, fanatics, buyers and journalists can experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate in one of the world's great culinary metropolitan areas.

Salon highlights feature chocolate tasting, demonstrations, chef & author talks, wine pairings, chocolate painting, a chocolate spa and makeovers, and ongoing interviews by TasteTV's Chocolate Television program. The Salon will also include an evening charity fund-raiser featuring a Chocolate Fashion Show.

News: The San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON, July 14 and 15, 2007, announces a delicious lineup of speakers and members of its Chocolate Tasting Panel, including celebrity chocolate perfume maker Yosh Han. TasteTV also announces that Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur wil be a major sponsor of the Ten Days of Bay Area-wide chocolate events culminating with the two-day Chocolate Salon at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Conference Center.

During the week leading up to the International Chocolate Salon, Bloomingdale's San Francisco will present daily chocolate recipe demonstrations in its kitchen by chocolatiers XOX Truffles, Coco Delice, Cosmic Chocolates, and Coco-luxe Confections, as well as by chefs Eddie Blyden, Ryan Scott of Myth Cafe, and Murielle Roux of Absinthe Brasserie. In addition, Vermeer will be sponsoring "Chocolate Specials" on dishes, drinks, and desserts at local restaurants, bars and clubs.

http://www.sfchocolatesalon.com/

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FDA Considers Redefining Chocolate

deborahp — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:29:54 GMT

From a slashdot article I saw
http://politics.slashdot.org/politics/07/04/23/2333201.shtml

The new rules would allow companies to substitute vegetable oil for cocoa butter and still be able to call their product "chocolate". The public comment period has already ended, but it's still worth keeping an eye on.

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chocolate making classes?

jordan — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:16:12 GMT

hey folks,

im a raw chocolate maker, raw foods chef. id like to learn some of the practical techniques used in traditional chocolate making, but Im not sure where to look for instruction. Are there chocolate making classes in the SF bay area or any chocolatiers who want to share some knowledge with an eager student? Thanks for all your help, stay sweet!

lovejkp
917.697.7616

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NAFTA Chocolate

mikela — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:52:34 GMT

Ross Perot's "giant sucking sound"
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=2878320

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New Favorite

illusiongirl — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:40:07 GMT

Shaman Chocolates. Sweet mother - what an amazingly complex flavor! I'm so hooked, though I keep trying to ration myself to one or two sections a day. The dark is only 60% cacao, but it's gooooood. And it's all fair trade and organic and stuff, which is also nice.

http://www.shamanchocolates.com/

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national chocolate day?

crystalshade — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:55:43 GMT

funny, i've seen this listed as being both today (the 28th) and tomorrow (29th). which is right? or do we get 2 days?!
either way, i celebrated with a bar of Lindt 75% intense dark Ecuador. hmmmm....

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Dark Chocolate without Choc. Liquor?

Devi Maile — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:18:22 GMT

Aloha all,
Some chocolate contains Choc. Liquor which I heard is a cheap additive. Are there any bars people know of sans this ingredient?
Thanks, Devi

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Sirius Icelandic Chocolate

illusiongirl — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:50:55 GMT

So I saw these bars at Whole Foods tonight and hey - who am I to pass up untried chocolate? I picked up a bar of 70% and found it sort of...well...lacking. The texture was good, it was nice and firm/brittle, but honestly pretty bland. None of that great tang and fruit/floral blooming that happens when dark melts in your mouth. More earthy, I guess. Way less sweet than I think I'm used to, not that that matters especially.

But, so...am I missing the point? Anyone who loves this stuff want to extoll its virtues and give me something to think about as I sort of half-heartedly consume the rest of the bar (cuz it IS dark chocolate after all)?

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Oh. Mah. Gah.

eshta — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:46:14 GMT

Dolfin, pink peppercorn dark chocolate.

Only 52% but..... sw00n.

So lovely... so delicately spicy....

Look for it.

Trust.

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dark chocolate and chile

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:50:59 GMT

Hello,

i have just find a new cafeteria that offers a maya receipe that includes dark bitter chocolate and chile or spicy paprica. Does any knows how to prepair it at home.

its so ......full of energy :)

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:-( Trader Joe's 72%

SomeFrayedEdges — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:52:38 GMT

Picked up one of those Pound Plus bars, and I felt a bit nervous from the price alone, but many of their products are excellent and also inexpensive... whoops. I have been told I shouldn't go into so much detail when ranting about how bad something is, so: "This stuff is crappy." It's basically Hershey's Dark, but less sweet and a chalky texture.

As I type this, I'm nibbling on blocks of:

El Rey Gran Saman 70%
Scharffen Berger 62%
Valrhona Guanaja 70%

My guess is anyone that would like the TJ one, wouldn't like these 3. Completely different substances. I don't care that those nine letters are the same. (OK so expecting a $3.50 / lb chocolate to be in the same league as $16.00 / lb chocolate, that was my mistake. Duh.)

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Cailler

meissoun — Fri, 19 May 2006 10:32:27 GMT

Do you guys have Cailler over there?

At the moment I go grazy for Cailler - especially Frigor Noir and Eclats de Caramel (with little caramel pieces.... heavenly!)

They also have a very tasty new website: http://www.cailler.ch/cailler.htm
Click on TV Spot - a world made of chocolate....

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chocolate generates electric power

Mouk — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 05:37:04 GMT

http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/mg19025546.000?DCMP-NLC=nletter&nsref=mg19025546.000

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How many?

eshta — Tue, 16 May 2006 06:31:04 GMT

How many bars of dark chocolate are in your cupboard right now?

I just went in to get a piece and I was like, damn...

So I counted. 17. Two of which are small Sharffenberger nibs bars but all else are full size Vahlrona, Droste, Dagoba....etc.

I'm taking 3 of em into work tomorrow... spread the love... crickey.

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Tuscan Chocolate - world's best?

merryheart — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:29:43 GMT

http://travel.msn.com/Guides/article.aspx?cp-documentid=346149&GT1=8198

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Terra Nostra

isaac — Fri, 05 May 2006 21:04:20 GMT

Shauna,

I saw that you like Terra Nostra. I do the pr for them I would like to send you a couple of the dark chocolate bars...

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Anybody tried Bochox or Dechox?

samirashuruk — Fri, 05 May 2006 16:59:27 GMT

Bloomsberry has ingenius packaging...and tastes good, too (this coming from a chocolate snob). Anyone else had the pleasure of trying it?

http://bloomsberry.com

Their marketing/packaging is FANTASTIC!!

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Hersheys dark

DeborahYostMotherBear — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 21:50:05 GMT

Hi all
Has anyone tried the new Hershey's dark chocolate? It's really quite good. The sell it in tiny bars in 5 1/2 ounce bags with purple foil/artwork. I usually have NOTHING to do with Hershey, but this stuff is good. 60% cacao.

Namaste,
Deborah MotherBear

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chocolate +math=fun

crystalshade — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 15:34:49 GMT

YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH

This is pretty neat.

DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute
Work this out as you read ...
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that! you would like to
have chocolate
(more than once but less than 10)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator.

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1756 ....
If you haven't, add 1755.

6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.

You should have a three digit number.

The first digit of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).

The next two numbers are
YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2006) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT
LASTS

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chocolate cookie recipes

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:13:57 GMT

any if you have any please or any ideas? come on give give give!!!

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LOL

Eden — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 22:10:45 GMT

I joined this tribe thinking it was talking about the "other"kind of dark chocolate...but I like both! Bittersweet, preferably ;P

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City Bakery Hot chocolate

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 01:13:48 GMT

makes me feel ike everything is right in the world...does anyone know how to make it as thick and creamy as they do...personally I prefer a milky hot chocolate but that ones insane...I can't stop dreaming about it...and it will be months before I get to have on again.... I;m dieing and reaching out for help...thanks.....

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Favorite Dark Chocolate?

Alex — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:38:03 GMT

So my favorite chocolate is the Endangered Species Chocolate Bars. There Black Panther bar is to die for its 88% coco and delicious plus they have others that I love, but I have only tried the dark chocolate ones because thats all I eat.
Whats your favorite dark chocolate bar?

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Chocolate Girl Fight

Cerra — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 06:23:54 GMT

I recently learned that there was a back story explaining the overwhelming amount of dark chocolate that landed in my lap for Christmas.

I have two very important women in my life; one is my closest friend, Michelle, the other is my girlfriend, Carol. Seems that there was a conversation between the two before Christmas as to what the other was giving to me. Carol was stunned as to the sheer genius of Michelle's gift plan. So, Carol, being newer in my life than Michelle, altered her gifting to include an embarrassing amount of dark chocolate and truffles including Green & Blacks bars along with a black pearl necklace and a beautiful retrospective book of the work of Charles and Ray Eames. Very sweet and loving.

This past Monday I called Michelle and simply said, "you won".

Her gift? Two dozen Godiva dark bars and two tickets to a Motley Crue concert.
Saw the Crue this past Saturday night with my favorite-est human, my brother Al.
Finally saw Tommy Lee live!!

Decadance always wins! Rock and chocolate!!

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Satisfied my jones

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:20:05 GMT

Yesterday I made some chili chocolate drops from 70% bittersweet and some ground toasted pasilla and arbol chili along with a little cinammon. I'm no candy maker, but I had the chocolate and the spices, so I figured what the hell. They came out really good. I urge everyone to try their hand and not be scared.

Next... chocolate with rose essence!

sg

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chocolate nibs

Buffsters — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:10:02 GMT

At a local health food store, I saw a 1/2 pound bag of organic chocolate nibs for $5 and I had an overwhelming urge to buy it; and then I wondered what I'd do with it, besides eat it raw (which I'd do!). Does anyone have any more sensible ideas to put this lovely dark mush to use?

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Downtown Seattle Chocolate factory

Leslie — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:12:31 GMT

Actually, I don't know what the name of it is. But if any of you are in Seattle, I can tell you it's right there on first ave. They have the most richly satisfying dark chocolate truffles I've ever tasted. Amazingly decadent.

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Dark Love - Hot Chocolate/Coffee Drink Recipe (great for the fall/winter holidays and cold days in general)...

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:28:59 GMT

Dark Love - Hot Chocolate/Coffee Drink Recipe...

1 - Make a 2-4 cups pot of your favorite coffee
2 - In pot on stove, make old fashioned hot cocoa
a. Heat up 2-4 cups Vanilla Soy Milk
b. Mix in Green and Black's Organic Hot Chocolate mix
c. At boiling point, mix in a swirl of organic honey and a dash of allspice
d. Stir in thoroughly
3 - In mugs, mix 1/2 coffee with 1/2 hot chocolate
4 - Top off with whipped cream (dairy or non-dairy)
5 - Top off whipped cream with topping of your choice (I use allspice)

NOTE: Serves 4-8 people.

Great for the fall/winter holidays and cold days in general...

- drink and enjoy - Savannah Skye...

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Sometimes I feel like a nut...

Zcat — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 03:22:20 GMT

With chocolate, I can say"Sometimes I feel like a nut"

But nuts and DARK chocolate are what I really crave - but usually cannot find... without visiting a Chocolatier. And I don't mean those expensive bars with the nut-crumbs in them. I want NUTS. Big whole nuts.
Ok Control yourselves, eat some chocolate, and THEN respond.

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Bellagio "Sipping Chocolate"

merryheart — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 05:28:26 GMT

My mom just gave me a tin of this "exquisite bittersweet drinking chocolate inspired by centuries of European tradition." Uhm, whatever - I'm out of milk, so I can't try it (sorry, I mean *experience* it) tonight anyway. Anyone had this before? What do you think? Is it really good, or just really pretentious?

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Dark Chocolate Cookie Recipes?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 07:42:45 GMT

I'm going to be making Xmas cookies later this week, and, of course, I want to make chocolate ones. Does anyone have any good recipes for insanely dark chocolate cookies?

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Horrors -- Hershey's buys Scharffen Berger

deborahp — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 01:20:43 GMT

Yikes!

Here's the story in the SF Chron, dated July 26, 2005.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/26/BUGM6DTAOM1.DTL
f=/c/a/2005/07/26/BUGM6DTAOM1.DTL

Does anyone know if this acquisition gone through?

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You're Favorites...and why?

GoodSignal — Sat, 29 Jan 2005 02:49:15 GMT

Which Chocolates take you there? Describe the flavors, how they develop, how they reminisce other tastes, the overtones and undertones. How about it's texture? Oh, and where did you find it so I can get some?

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Dark chocolate - no trace nuts

Benefse — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 15:17:57 GMT

Here's a stumper - does anyone know of good dark chocolate with no trace tree nuts. Yep I'm usually screwed on the fine chocolate front due to this pesky "oh my gawd it will kill me" allergy thing. Sigh. Peanuts are no problem, but things like hazlenut, almond, pecan etc will kill me (not exagerating here). So Godiva is out. Ghiradelli is out. You see where this is going. So far I have M&M Dark (when they have them - not exactly fine chocolate but at least tasty) and Santander Columbian (when I can find it). Vermont Nut Free is good kid candy but not fine chocolate. Anyone know any others?

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Godiva

PatriciaAnne — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:03:57 GMT

I just got a nice surprise from a nice person ( didn't think the person was nice originally ) but, I received a 1/2 lb of dark godiva chocolates ( apparently saw me at my desk online on Dark Chocolate tribe ) and while I have had the milk variety these dark chocolate pieces look like works of art and I am afraid to eat it...so should I frame them or eat em up ?

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I am addicted to dark chocolate!

cramcram — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 06:01:44 GMT

I am addicted to dark chocolate!
any advice on how to kick the habit.
maybe some good substitutions?

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chocolate martini tribe..

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 02:54:14 GMT

Please join me for this lick able oral concoction…

at The Chocolate Martini Tribe...
http://tribes.tribe.net/chocolatemartini?r=10492

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Raw Chocolate Drink

Obsidian_Black — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:57:34 GMT

Dose any one know how to properly make chocolate milk or hot cocoa from the raw cacao bean?

I just got done drinking some home made chocolate milk that I made by grinding up raw cacao beans, simmering in water, and mixing it with a cup of condensed, water added powdered milk. I added about three tablespoons of Sugar in the Raw to sweeten it. How long dose one simmer the ground cacao beans? Dose one boil the water first, then add the ground beans, then reduce to a simmer; or dose one add the ground beans to water, bring to a boil and then simmer?

I have to admit, even if I did ill-prepare the chocolate, it still came out really good!

I have a Hennery’s, a Bonney's, and a Trader Joe's in my area that are all natural food stores where I can find raw cacao beans. The beans they sell seem to be all ready roasted. When pealing off the chaff, the bean itself looks like a hard chocolate coated raisin.

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Found a glorious chocolate cookbook

deborahp — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:56:55 GMT

It's called "pure chocolate" and it's by Fran Bigelow of Fran's Chocolates.

The recipes in the book call for mostly dark chocolate, with chapters on tortes, sauces, truffles, and tarts, among other things. There are lots of photos so you'll know what your creation should look like when you're done. :) The recipe that caught my eye in the bookstore is for "deepest, darkest chocolate sauce".

The book has a great introductory chapter called "everything you need to know about chocolate" and describes what to look for when buying chocolate, different types of chocolate, how to work with it, equipment, etc.

I'm about to be a very happy girl.

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health and dark chocolate ...

welsh — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 14:39:39 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/19/health/19nutr.html?ex=1123819200&en=b1ecf99772af487d&ei=5070

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Diary of A Good Dark Chocolate

GoodSignal — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 23:05:42 GMT

Mmmm... When the foil is peeled away, a faint sweetness escapes on the air. When bitten, for a moment there is almost nothing - like you can only taste what's on the cloud of sweetness around you. Your teeth sink in a few times, it's actually a little chalky, as if chewing roasted cocoa beans straight. But then, as the warmth of your mouth and salivation gently softens and moistens your morsel, the flavors grow. You have to give a little before you get. Keep playing with it in your mouth - you and the chocolate permeate each other. The flavors build to avalanch proportions (if you let them - take it slow) until climax when the endorphines wash through your entire body. Then the intensity trails away like a gentle breeze, leaving a fine sediment to remind you - like the faint lingering scent that follows you all day long evoking images of your morning lover.

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funny chocolate quote/visual...

Sun, 22 May 2005 21:07:07 GMT

http://valiante.plugnpay.com/scstore/graphics/if%20i%20ever%20need%20religion%20chocolate%20large.jpg

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How do you eat?

meissoun — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:32:49 GMT

So there's dark chocolate that's relatively cheap and then there's REALLY expensive one.
Sure the more expensive chocolate is supposed to be super-good.

But then...

Sometimes I eat chocolate like bread. Because I am hungry, not because I want to sit there and concentrate on the exquisite flavour of the cocoa, if you know what I mean.
Like there is cheaper wine for every day's lunch and expensive wine for special occasions.

How about you? Are you only into the absolute high-end chocolate or do you choose your chocolate according to the occasion?

MEISSOUN

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Italian "haute couture" chocolate

meissoun — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:29:26 GMT

So, I read in a magazine that the BEST chocolate is produced in Italy by a small manufacturer.

Ever tried this?

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Dark Chocolate M&Ms

cocoafiend — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 03:45:10 GMT

Hi all. I just learned M&Ms will be introducing a Dark Chocolate variety as part of a promotion for Star Wars Episode III (which is supposed to be darker than the rest of the series, hence the connection). I don't know how long they plan to run it or if they'll keep them on after the movie hype is over, so let's stock up and write in to encourage them to make it permanent. Here's the link where I discovered this exciting news: http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/release/promo/news20041213.html

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Swiss chocolate :-)

meissoun — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:54:46 GMT

OK, so this is a purely selfish posting - I live in Switzerland and of course I'm totally addicted to Swiss chocolate. The darker the better!

Hey, and did you know that cocoa is good against cellulite? There are expensive creams for that. But why rub it on your skin when eating it is much more fun? :-)

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