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Wine has long been paired with fruit, meat and other fine foods. But pairing with chocolate has a relatively recent, and controversial, history. There are those who insist that the twain should never meet. Nevertheless, there are wines and chocolates that make perfect partners.
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It seems everything these days is a matter for controversy, even a subject as unlikely as chocolate. To some 'white chocolate' is a contradiction in terms. Fair enough, the name might be a little misleading. So-called white chocolate actually contains none of the dark powder that gives its cousins the distinctive chocolate look. Since it doesn't have cocoa powder or chocolate liquor, one might well ask why it deserves the name.
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Chocolate is the result of blending cocoa butter and a liquid called chocolate liquor, both derived from the cacao bean. But from those twin ingredients, many different kinds of chocolate can arise. One of the finest is milk chocolate.
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As with everything else in nutrition and diet, the health benefits or risks of eating chocolate is a controversial topic. Every new study that comes along seems to throw doubt on the one before. Nowhere is this more true than in discussions of the health risks and possible benefits of eating chocolate. The answer, like much else in nutrition, may lie in considering the amount consumed.
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Chocolate mousse is a favorite dessert at many fine dining party. It's similar to pudding but has a richer, more chocolate-drenched flavor.
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Coffee with the FT: Václav Havel - Financial Times
Always a shy man, Václav Havel shuffles into view as if, even in his own office, he feels uncertain of his surroundings. Years of fame as a dissident writer, anti-communist revolutionary and president of both Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic do
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Chocolate pudding is the proof of Marks & Spencer crisis - Daily Telegraph
"This was the year of the chocolate pudding," boasted Sir Stuart Rose in January 2006 as he announced a sparkling set of Christmas trading figures. A better-than-expected 2.9pc increase in like-for-like sales over the crucial festive period had been
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Now Open: Chocolate Apothecary in Highland Village - Dallas Morning News
First, Dallas got a Wine Therapist. Now, shoppers have a Chocolate Apothecary, which opened Tuesday. Besides packaged chocolate, truffles and gelato, the new Highland Village store has a drinking chocolate bar serving nine varieties that are sourced
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Film Clips: 'Hank and Mike' - San Francisco Gate
Comedy. Starring Thomas Michael, Paolo Mancini, Chris Klein and Joe Mantegna. Directed by Matthiew Klinck. (Not rated. 86 minutes. Presented by the San Francisco Film Society at the Sundance Kabuki.) Unless the thought of cruddy behavior by guys in
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Going gluten-free -- for many reasons - Los Angeles Times
At the Whole Foods Market in El Segundo, two women stand scanning a refrigerator case filled with packages of gluten-free food -- carrot cake, rice flour bread, scones, ginger cookies, pecan pie and chocolate chip muffins. Judy Beckett, a retired