How do I become… a chocolate taster?
As a follow up to: “Life as a Chocolate Taster”. You’ll need a relevant background, whether in chemistry or something culinary, and a sweet tooth wouldn’t go amiss either.
Tag Archives: Chocolate
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: David Greig on making a musical to rival Matilda
There are, says David Greig, two ways to stage Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: the Charlie Bucket way or the Willy Wonka way. Hopeful little Charlie is poor in resourcesRead More…
Chocolate component reverses memory loss in older people
Columbia University research indicates high-flavanol cocoa rejuvenates specific brain activity through increased blood flow Late night cocoa has never looked so appealing. A component of chocolate has been found to reverse age-relatedRead More…
Chocolate and Women: Men don’t understand either of these!
It may be a mystery to roughly half the population as to why women crave chocolate. The main reason for this is that the half that’s confused consists of the males ofRead More…
Scientists prove chocolate ‘better than being in love’
The Ancient Incas knew it, as does Bridget Jones and that kindly person who always gives you their last Rolo. Ever since humankind grew its first sweet tooth, there’s been nothing likeRead More…
Now, a chocolate teapot that serves up perfectly brewed cups of tea!
Chocolate experts have recently crafted a chocolate teapot that did not completely melt even after boiling the water to brew a cup of tea, it has been reported. BBC’s ‘The One Show’Read More…
Chocolate might be the healthiest indulgence ever
Though many think of chocolate as a vice, it should be thought of as a health food. Why? Because it is very high in many essential nutrients, appears to prevent heart diseaseRead More…
Chocolate eaters have lower body mass
Chocolate’s benefits are rooted in antioxidant polyphenols Healthy people who exercise and also eat chocolate regularly tend to have a lower body mass index than those who eat the rich sweets lessRead More…
What are the health benefits of chocolate?
Next time you eat a piece of chocolate, you may not have to feel overly guilty about it. Despite its bad reputation for causing weight gain, there are a number of healthRead More…
Why dark chocolate really IS good for you
Why dark chocolate really IS good for you: Stomach microbes turn cocoa into a natural drug that reduces blood pressure Previous studies found dark chocolate reduces blood pressure. Now scientists have discoveredRead More…