That sweet, chocolaty treat you enjoy on cold days has a lot of history behind it. It's been on the frontline of wars, stirred up controversy with the Catholic Church, and seen empires rise and fall.

Chocolate is one of humanity’s greatest culinary achievements — but eating it is only the beginning. Over the centuries, artists, pastry chefs, and creative visionaries have pushed cacao to its ...

That’s according to new findings in Cargill’s TrendTracker 2024 report, which also showed plant-based chocolate is “booming”, with new launches in the segment up a healthy 25%. Although, plant-based ...

Your taste buds aren't deceiving you -- the chocolate in your advent calendar does, in fact, taste different. Getty Images The proof is in the cocoa — there’s a difference between regular and advent ...

Chocolate chips are the unsung hero of my baking cupboard. A true utilitarian product, they are there for me when I need a quick, sweet, post-dinner treat. They’ve elevated countless family brunches, ...

Any amateur chef who has ever tried to make or work with chocolate at home can tell you that doing anything more than making a s’more can be pretty tricky. But for those who haven’t attempted cooking ...

It’s Friday night and, having made my way through five courses at Blau restaurant in Zurich’s lively Langstrasse quarter, I’m feeling rather full. I’ve pulled a plump smoked oyster from its shell and ...

From now until we publish the 2016 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times is naming 100 Tastemakers — members of our local culinary community who help shape the way we eat, drink, and think about food ...