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Chocolate: A Global History (Edible)
April 5, 2016
Chocolate layer cake. Fudge brownies. Chocolate chip cookies. Boxes of chocolate truffles. Cups of cocoa. Hot fudge sundaes. Chocolate is synonymous with our cultural sweet tooth, our restaurant dessert menus,… Read More »
The New Taste of Chocolate, Revised: A Cultural & Natural History of Cacao with Recipes
March 18, 2016
More than two hundred years ago, the great Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus christened the cacao tree Theobroma cacao, “food-of-the-gods cacao.” Truly, chocolate is the closest thing we mortals have to… Read More »
On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao
February 13, 2016
Take a delectable journey through the religious history of chocolate―a real treat!Explore the surprising Jewish and other religious connections to chocolate in this gastronomic and historical adventure through cultures, countries,… Read More »
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Cookbook: Recipes and History from America’s Premier Chocolate Maker
October 19, 2015
America is experiencing a chocolate renaissance, and the epicenter is in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Ghirardelli has long been the standard-bearer for great chocolate. Domingo Ghirardelli first began… Read More »
Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage
August 20, 2015
International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category. Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to… Read More »
Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao (Maya Studies)
July 25, 2015
New models of research and analysis, as well as breakthroughs in deciphering Mesoamerican writing, have recently produced a watershed of information on the regional use and importance of cacao, or… Read More »
Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World
July 21, 2015
Before Columbus's fateful voyage in 1492, no European had ever seen, much less tasted, tobacco or chocolate. Initially dismissed as dry leaves and an odd Indian drink, these two commodities… Read More »