Excerpted from Enid Futterman's: "BITTERSWEET JOURNEY: A Modestly Erotic Novel of Love, Longing, and Chocolate" High in the sulfurous air, waiting for the bubbles to break through the surface of the moonscape, Charlotte felt even queasier. Here was the equivalent of the shakey ground she had always ...

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe by: Chef Robert Del Grande, Caf Annie Yield: Approximately 45 large cookies Ingredients: 1 cups dried cherries 3 oz. hot water, rum or brandy 6 oz. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 1/4cups brown sugar 1 1/2cups granulated sugar 3 eggs 3 tbsp. vanilla...

Hawaiian Vintage Cocoa Bean Curried Shrimp Recipe by: Chef Glenn Chu, Indigo Restaurant Serving Size: 6 Preparation Time: 2 hours Hawaiian Vintage Cocoa Bean Curry Base: 1/4 cup water 1 ounce macadamia nuts -- toasted 1 stalk lemongrass (bottom hearts only) -- smashed and minced 1 ounce galangal -- ...

Cocoa Bean Cake Recipe by: Chef Glenn Chu, Indigo Restaurant Serving Size: 10 Preparation Time: 1 1/2 hours Cake Layers: 4 ounces Hawaiian Vintage Kea'au Chocolate 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups milk 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 4 ounces unsalted butter -- clarified 1 cup Hawaiian Vintage cocoa bean powde...

Is your relationship to chocolate just dessert? Then think chocolate rivers, chocolate surrounding you, its smooth unveiling flowing slowly and gently up to a natural crescendo... and read more about it in the articles below.. Featured Articles: The Fearless Omnivore - Wine & Spirits, December 1...