Move over Willy Wonka. A life-size extravaganza to rival Charlie’s beloved Chocolate Factory is bound for Singapore. Sweet lovers will be in seventh heaven when they visit this confectionery wonderland on 22Read More…
Argentina – home of the tango, gauchos, Diego Maradona and… the DestapaBanana? That’s right – the DestapaBanana, (“destapar” is a Spanish verb that can mean to uncover or unplug), while not yetRead More…
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Joanne Chang put a fork into a small cake and raised a bite to her mouth. The two Harvard students next to her watched anxiously. The cake was their invention, one theyRead More…
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…
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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…