Wine and chocolate seem to be two of the world’s favorite comfort foods. A good glass of wine can make any dinner seem more romantic, any bad day a little better and any lonely night a little warmer. A good dose of chocolate has chased away many a case of the bad-breakup-blues, tamed the savagery of a day spent trying to please the boss, and kept many a single girl from crying herself to sleep. Now, I suppose that once upon a time, admitting you paired your Pinot Noir with your Hershey bar might have made you seem pathetically dire and disheartened. Society, however, has finally figured out that our two favorite self-indulgences are perfect for each other. The society mavens and trend setters have stolen the lonely girl’s perfect night in, transforming it into a fun and fresh night out – the wine and chocolate party.

You don’t have to be a connoisseur to participate in the latest thing to hit a candy bar since foil wrappers. You don’t have to know if white or red goes better with a good rib eye steak. You don’t have to know your Californians from your Australians from your Italians. Or your dry whites from, well, whatever isn’t. All you have to do is be a good matchmaker.

Hosting a wine and chocolate party is somewhat like being a good marriage broker. Every yenta has her “list” of eligible, desirable bachelors to choose from. Every wine and chocolate hostess should have a similar list. You can start with the wine, or you can start with the chocolates – it really doesn’t matter. I’d suggest going with whichever you are most comfortable with. If you don’t know Chablis from Champagne, start with the sweet stuff. If you aren’t quite certain just what those percentage of cacao numbers are telling you, better hit the wine cellar first. Either way you go, you can’t lose as long as you choose sweeter wines and/or a variety of chocolates. You’ll want red and white wine both, as well as some bubbly. On the chocolate side of things, try to select fro the entire spectrum – dark, milk, white, and a few of the in betweens.

White chocolate may seem like a misnomer and I’m certain Montezuma and the rest of his cacao-pioneering band of Aztecs would probably be frightened to death of the pale, ghostly stuff. It has, however, its own merits in the chocolate world. Its light, smooth, buttery creaminess helps it to stand out among its darker cousins, despite its lack of any real cocoa butter. I suppose you could say it was the pinnacle of chocolate engineering. What goes best with the stuff that’s tops of the lists – from the winning jockey to the New Year? Why champagne, of course! Now, you needn’t have the “real” stuff from the Champagne region of France. A nice sparkling domestic will do the trick just as well. If you and your guests are in the mood for something a bit noble and different, try a good Sherry. If a more subtle taste experience is desired, pairing white chocolate with a crème or chocolate liqueur is sure to delight the pallette.

Milk chocolate may seem too common for a party. After all, it’s been America’s favorite chocolate since Milton Hershey way back in the 1890’s, right? It’s that common, every man experience that makes it a wonderful addition to your wine and chocolate party, especially if all or most of your guests have never been to one before. The milder, less complicated taste and aroma of milk chocolate make it a perfect pairing with Merlot, Pinot Noir or tawny port. Port has a nuttiness that compliments milk chocolate’s caramel undertones, while the darker wines will bring out its creamy, subtle chocolate side to perfection.

Semisweet chocolates, those with 50 to 69% cacao, have a spicier, fruitier, earthier note to their taste. Which wine you pair with them depends on which of those tones you wish to highlight. Zinfandel wines will accent the chocolate’s spicy side, setting the mood for a mambo in your mouth. A nice Cabernet Sauvignon is sure to bring out the fruitiness of the chocolate. Beaujolais can also serve nicely to stress the fruity nuance of many semisweet chocolates.

Dark, or bittersweet, chocolate is the queen of the chocolate world. Much has been touted concerning its health benefits. Pair those benefits with the reported health-inducing factors of wine and who needs an excuse to have a party? We can say we’re doing it for our health! Dark chocolate is classified as having 70% or more cacao content. This high amount of cacao is responsible for the “good for you” factor, and gives the chocolate dark, rich, woodsy flavors. Most of the same wines that go well with semisweet chocolate also make nice matches with its darker cousin. For a real treat, try pairing a nice dark chocolate with a good cognac. Orange Muscat goes well with almost any chocolate, but the darker the sweet, the better the Muscat seems to become. The rich, woodsy flavors of the darker chocolates pair themselves nicely with almost any strong, red wine, so try a shiraz or nebbiolo in the mix, too.

A successful wine and chocolate party will offer about a dozen sweet varieties of chocolate and the same number of wine pairings. Variety is the key. Don’t just stick with plain old chocolate bars, either. Dip some fruit in chocolate – strawberries in white would be heavenly with your champagne/sparkling wine. Indulge in some truffles – . Salty sensations also go well with wine, so perhaps some chocolate covered nuts or pretzels would make a nice addition to the menu. For a quick and easy party on the fly, ask each guest to provide a treat from one of the chocolate categories (white, milk, semisweet or dark.) Then, have a selection of wines to match up with whatever delights walk through your door. Put some jazz on the stereo and sip and nip your way into a comfortable, fun evening of tasty delight. Chocolate and wine needn’t be for the lonely at heart anymore!

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Chocolate is not a sweet by itself.  It is bitter and earthy, which is why it pairs so effortlessly with coffee.  It is deep and robust with lots of round flavors and high notes.  It can be used to temper sweetness or to bring out or round out flavors in a dish that lacks depth.  It can add both color and flavor to a dish, and it can be a secret ingredient, adding punch and locking the other flavors together.  When using chocolate, or cocoa, in savory dishes, keep its qualities in mind and use lots of creativity and daring.  You’ll undoubtedly come up with some really fun dinner dishes using chocolate, and you’ll be able to impress your friends with your bravery and culinary skills.

Chocolate in bread:

When adding cocoa to a bread recipe, substitute like you would for whole wheat flour or honey, knowing the end product will be denser and more chewy.  You can compensate for that quality or show it off, depending on the result you desire.  Chocolate pairs well with butter, chili, lavender, mint, and other aromatics in bread.  Try a chocolate lavender bread with honey butter by substituting 1/8 of the flour in your favorite white bread recipe with cocoa, adding dried lavender flowers, and adding food-grade lavender essential oil just before baking.  A chocolate bread would make a wonderful base for a bread stuffing (such as one you would serve at Thanksgiving or Christmas), French toast, or a Monte Cristo sandwich.

Chocolate in Chili:

Cayenne pepper and cocoa were made for each other.  Chili cuts the bitterness in the chocolate and brings every one of its flavor notes out to play.  That is why Mexican hot chocolate is such a spectacular drink.  However, when used in a savory meat or bean chili, cocoa can disappear into the tomato, smoke, and savory flavors of the dish and simply make everything rounder and deeper.  The next time you’re cooking chili or any other dish with tomato, chili powder, or cayenne and it is missing something, try adding up to three tablespoons of cocoa powder to make the dish really stand out.  You can even call it chocolate chili and see which of your friends are brave enough to try it out.  Cocoa pairs readily with bacon, maple, brown sugar, smoke, rosemary, sage, and chipotle peppers.

Chocolate in the standards:

Chocolate can be served for dinner in old standbys like souffle, fondue, and mole.  It can also be used with raspberries and cream as a dessert or cold soup.  Try sprinkling cocoa over pork with mint jelly or over baked white fish.  Add it to fajita flavorings, Mexican dips, and appetizer pates.

There is no end to the experimentation you can do when cooking with chocolate and cocoa.  Use it to deepen the color in pumpernickel bread or spaghetti sauce.  Cooking with chocolate doesn’t just open up flavor possibilities, but it makes available a whole range of health benefits, as well.  Unsweetened chocolate contains antioxidants and cocoa butter, both of which are good for brain and vascular health.  Eating chocolate keeps you young, and cooking with it keeps you safe from kitchen boredom.  Get out the cocoa and experiment.  It’ll take you straight to the depth of culinary happiness.

Everyone loves the bittersweet taste of chocolates and so chocolate gift baskets make the right choice when you have to gift someone. There are many companies on Internet that sell chocolate gift baskets and you can choose one of them to present it to your boss or any friend on some special occasion. However, there is no need to wait for the occasion because you can show your love and care to the person you love anytime you want. When you think about chocolate and try to buy some to arrange them together and give the shape of perfect gift, you will stay confused in the end.

There are varieties of flavors in chocolates available these days. You have to make a perfect combination if you want to make your gift special and stand out of the crowd. If you want to give chocolate gift baskets to someone who loves chocolates but cannot eat them as they may be either on diet or suffering from diabetes, you have sugar free chocolates in the market and they are also available in different flavors. If you consider this and present such gifts to your loved one, she will get overwhelmed with joy.

There are many ways in which you can express your love and care for the person and candy gift can be the best alternative at times. Before making the purchase make sure that the recipient will like the chocolates that you are going to buy. If you know the person very well you will not find it difficult. On the other hand you can find out the tastes of the receiver through different sources. Gifts can be made special if they are bought keeping in mind the choice of the receiver.

If you are buying gifts for your mother or father, the main thing that they will see is that you have taken out time and remembered them on the occasion of Father’s Day or Mother’s Day. Parents are completely different and whatever you gift they will receive them with great joy and vigor. You can make it special by presenting her one of her favorite things.

Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day Gift? Gourmet Chocolatier, Norman Love, has created Gourmet White, Milk, and Chocolate limited edition heart-shared collections just for the occasion. Learn more by visiting www.NormanLoveConfections.com on the Web, or by calling (866) 515-2121. Enjoy!

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Going Nuts for New Nut Company

Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) April 9, 2005

Try My Nuts Nut Company of North Carolina goes Hollywood with the help of Altadena, California based product placement specialist T-KEM Entertainment Marketing. A celeb favorite already, Try My Nuts had its only global presence thanks to the world wide web and stores in North Carolina and in Los Angeles at the the new Pasadena store located in the heart of Pasadena’s historic and beautifully restored Old Town.

Now with an introduction to the vast and exciting world of product placement, Try My Nuts will be seen by millions of eye balls throughout the world. T-KEM president Taylor Kelsaw stated “The name says it all.” “We have been approached by several major TV and film productions about TMN and we look forward to taking them to newer highs.” Some of Try My Nuts product line includes: Burbon Praline Pecan, On Fire, Chocolate Covered Peanuts, Dirty White Trash, Beer Brittle, key chains, T-Shirts, Hats, Visors, Boxer Shorts, Hot Sauces, Coffee Mugs and more.

Call T-KEM Entertainment Marketing at 626-737-477 today or write to them online at taylor@tkem.biz to receive samples of Try My Nuts for your next production.

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Online Torani Syrup Supplier, Lollicupstore.com, Announces Special Offers and Discounts with the Purchase of Selected Store Items, Including a Free 2011 Calendar

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City of Industry, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) December 23, 2010

Online Torani Syrup Supplier, Lollicupstore.com announces special offers and discounts on selected wholesale items. For December January, Lollicupstore.com offers discounts on selected beverage items from Caffe D’Vita, Lollicup TeaZone, and Monin syrups. All Lollicupstore.com orders are also eligible to receive a free 2011 Lollicup USA, Inc. calendar, while supplies last.

Lollicupstore.com provides a wide selection of wholesale beverages and beverage condiments for the holiday season. Right now, customers can receive $ 2.50 off a case (five bags) of Caffe D’Vita Enchanted Chai Tea. Caffe D’Vita’s Enchanted Chai Tea powder is not only delicious, but is also incredibly easy to serve as a hot or cold beverage. made from Caffe D’Vita Enchanted Chai Tea powder is low in fat and sodium, cholesterol free, and 99.7% caffeine free.

Lollicupstore.com also supplies a variety of special beverage syrups and sauces. For December January, Lollicupstore.com offers wholesale discounts on the purchase of Lollicup TeaZone sauces syrups. Receive $ 4.50 off the purchase of one case (six bottles) of Lollicup TeaZone syrups, now only $ 8.00/bottle with discount. TeaZone sauces syrups are available in various flavors, including Blueberry, Ginger, Lychee, Peppermint Passion Fruit, and Mango. The diverse selections of TeaZone sauces are perfect for teas, slushees, and smoothies that will quench thirsty taste buds.

In addition, receive discounts on individual and wholesale purchases of various Monin syrups. For January, Lollicupstore.com offers Monin syrups for $ 4.99/bottle (MSRP $ 6.25). Monin syrups are available in 65 unique flavors, including peppermint, blackberry, Caribbean rum, pomegranate, lychee, blood orange, and more. Monin syrups are ideal for enhancing coffees, cappuccinos, smoothies, teas, frozen drinks, sodas, or special signature cocktails.

Lollicupstore.com also carries Monin’s delicious dark chocolate sauces, which are perfect for the cold holiday season. Monin’s white chocolate and caramel sauces are now available for $ 13.25/bottle or $ 48.00/case (four bottles). Monin’s dark chocolate sauce is also available for $ 11.25/bottle or $ 40.00/case (four bottles). Each Monin case sauce order will also receive a complimentary sauce pump, valued at $ 5.75. Monin’s dark chocolate sauces are made with the finest ingredients that are a perfect blend for premium espresso-based beverages. These holiday-inspired sauces are also great in hot chocolate drinks and as an ice cream or dessert topping.

LollicupStore.com is the premium supplier for latest go-to for Torani syrups and blends. To view more of Lollicup’s sauce and syrup selections, such as Torani syrups, please visit Lollicupstore.com. For more information and the latest Lollicupstore.com news, updates, events, and promotions, please visit the lollicup.com, the lollicupstore.com, or become a fan on Facebook by searching for Lollicup Coffee & Tea.

About Lollicup® USA Inc.

Lollicup® USA Inc is the largest distributor in United States of Torani syrup, sauces, frusia smoothies, and caffioco puree. Headquartered in the City of Industry, CA, Lollicup® is also known for its bubble tea drink stores under the Lollicup® Coffee and Tea and Lollicup® Tea Zone brands. Press release produced by Cybertegic – an Internet marketing services agency that specializes in search engine optimized press release marketing (SEO marketing).

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Chocolate – real chocolate that is – is now recognised as having many qualities that can be beneficial for your health. By ‘real chocolate’ I mean chocolate containing Cocoa, Sugar, Milk Solids, Vanilla, Lethicin and nothing else.

THE UPSIDE OF CHOCOLATE!

Chocolate contains high levels of beneficial chemicals and antidioxants such as Seratonin, Phenylethylaminea, Pentamer and flavonoids. It is also high in essential trace elements, minerals and vitamins such as iron, calcium, potassium, vitamins A. B1, C, D, and E as well as many nutrients. Cocoa powder is also the highest known natural source of Magnesium.

Because it contains Seratonin and Phenylethylamine, chocolate can be good for mental health. These substances are ‘mood lifting’ agents which are released naturally into our system by the human brain when we are feeling happy or in love. Eating chocolate also releases Seratonin and Phenylethylamine into the system, thus (as all chocoholics know), when we are feeling down or depressed chocolate can provide a ‘lift’, instantly improving our mental state.

Studies indicate that a chemical found in chocolate called Pentamer help can protect against cancer.

Chocolate is very high in anidioxants in the form of flavanoids Also found in lesser amounts in tea, fruit and red wine, studies indicate they protect the heart and arteries from damage by free radicals.

Magnesium deficiency is linked with hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, joint problems and pre-menstrual problems, otherwise known as PMT or PMS. This condition is caused by a pre-menstrual drop in progesterone levels and it’s this which precipitates the violent mood swings familiar to so many women (and their families). Adding magnesium to the diet has been proved to increase pre-menstrual progesterone levels, helping to reduce or even eliminate the problem.

There are benefits for men too, as well as the high Magnesium and flavanoids content which are beneficial for the heart, arteries and hypertension, studies indicate that the cocoa butter in high quality chocolate, although technically a ‘saturated fat’, does not fur up the arteries or contribute to high cholesterol levels.

Chocolate is an unsurpassed nutritional source, providing high levels of vitamins, minerals and nutrients, a single chocolate chip can provide enough energy for the average man to walk about 170′ or 50m. Napoleon carried chocolate with him on his campaigns and today most armies provide chocolate in daily ration packs for soldiers in the field. For over 100 years the British, army have issued soldiers with emergency or ‘Iron Rations’ of chocolate, containing very high levels of cocoa (80%+), for use in emergencies. Each ‘iron ration’ of 8oz’s – 227g of chocolate can not only provide enough nutrition to keep a soldier going for 7 days or more, it also helps keep up moral in difficult circumstances.

STOP PRESS Nov, 06: Results of a study by Johns Hopkins University indicate that chocolate acts in a similar way to Aspirin in effectively preventing blood clots in the arteries, reducing the likelihood of heart attacks.

THE DOWN SIDE OF CHOCOLATE!

They say “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” and chocolate, like all good things in life, has it’s problems too. It contains sugar and fat in the form of chocolate butter and eating too much of either will cause health problems. As a result, chocolate has developed an undeserved reputation for being unhealthy.

But, although recognised as being addictive to many people, particularly to Women, chocolate itself is not really the cause of the major health problems it’s been associated with.

These problems are caused by the simple fact that many chocoholics choose to satisfy their chocolate cravings in the unhealthiest way possible, by buying heavily advertised, mass produced, brand name, milk and white chocolates.

These products are generally very low in chocolate solids (ave less than 20%) and very, very high in sugar and saturated fats. The beneficial cocoa butter has usually been replaced with Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils (HVO’s), and there’s no question that HVO’s are catastrophically ruinous for your health. To make matters worse, because of the very low chocolate content, chocoholics have to eat 3 or 4 times more of this type of product to satisfy a craving for chocolate.

Filled chocolates, both the commercial variety and, sadly, many , are some of the worst culprits, with centre’s consisting almost exclusively of flavoured Fondants and pralines – fondant is virtually 100% sugar and many pralines aren’t much better.

If you love chocolate and/or filled chocolates, there’s good stuff out there if you look, and as chocolate lovers become more and more discerning, demand for the real thing grows, so it’s getting more plentiful by the day. For the healthiest way to satisfy a craving for chocolates, you just have to be more choosy over what you buy to eat (or for ) remember, the higher the cocoa content, the healthier it is….. and the nicer it tastes.

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Gouman Hotels’ Royal Horseguards Property Celebrates National Chocolate Week

London, England (PRWEB) October 15, 2010

Guoman Hotels’ five star Whitehall hotel The Royal Horseguards has created an unashamedly decadent treat to challenge even the most ardent chocoholics for National Chocolate Week.

The Royal Horseguards’ indulgent Chocolate Afternoon Tea has been designed by the hotel’s resident pastry chef Joanne Todd. Todd joined The Royal Horseguards in 2010 as a Pastry Chef after wowing the hotel with her talent and has proven herself to be imaginative, ambitious, reliable and trustworthy, showcasing an eye for detail and a passion for food, hospitality and customer satisfaction.

Utilising incredibly delicate techniques that take many hours to craft, the special menu created by Joanne is a veritable cocoa heaven.

The chocolate treat starts with a deliciously spicy chocolate foam shot created with Xocomeli, a luxe dark chocolate, and garnished with peppered berry salsa. This is presented with an accompanying almond streusel and a guanaja chocolate tarte with slow roasted pineapple and liquorice.

A hot chocolate or tea is served with a selection of coffee and cocoa macaroons, an ivoire white chocolate cupcake filled with orange curd, and an orange blossom-infused Chantilly further compliments the menu.

Guests at the luxury London hotel (http://www.guoman.com/en/group/find_a_hotel.html ) can finish their chocolate indulgence with butterscotch pear compote garnished with rich velvety Caramelia ganache cremeaux and liqueur truffles with Baileys, Cointreau and Kahlua.

The tea, available from 11th to 24th October, is served in the hotel’s ultra-comfortable lounge area – the perfect way to spend a chilly autumn’s evening in the Capital.

About Guoman Hotels

Guoman Hotel Management Limited operates two hotel brands within the UK market; Guoman Hotels, an exclusive collection of deluxe, luxury UK hotels (http://www.guoman.com/en/group/find_a_hotel.html ) located in central London that includes hotels near Buckingham Palace (http://www.guoman.com/corporate/the_cumberland_hotel_near_buckingham_palace.html ) and Oxford Street hotels (http://www.guoman.com/corporate/the_cumberland_hotel_near_oxford_street.html ), and Thistle Hotels, a chain of quality full service hotels in the UK’s major cities.

Guoman Hotels in the UK consists of four landmark properties; Charing Cross, The Cumberland, The Royal Horseguards and The Tower. Whilst each hotel in the portfolio is different with its own unique identity and style, each provides the very highest levels of comfort and service to its guests. 

In 2010, Guoman Hotels launched internationally, with its luxury Shanghai hotel. A property in Beijing is to follow in 2011. In the UK, The Grosvenor Victoria property will join the collection in the near future.

Guoman Hotel Management Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GuocoLeisure Ltd, part of the Hong Leong Group which has hospitality and leisure businesses across the globe with hotels in Europe, USA, Australasia and Asia.

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Is Your Valentine a Chocolate Connoisseur or Chocolate Phobe?

(PRWEB) February 8, 2005

“Momma Chocolate” has advice for all the gentlemen about to embark on a chocolate purchase this Valentine’s Day. After the cardinal rule — “Don’t ever buy a Valentine’s gift at a gas station” — the decision of what and where to buy a chocolate gift gets complicated. “Men rarely understand women’s love affair with chocolate,” says Momma Chocolate, editor of OhSoChocolate.com, “and when they love a Chocolate Connoisseur, their ‘grocery store chocolate’ gift may not be appreciated.”

The “What Type of Chocolate Should I Buy?” quiz is designed to relieve the man in a chocolate quandary. After answering a brief series of questions about the lady to receive the chocolate gift, quiz takers are shown a range of appropriate chocolate and non-chocolate gifts.

“And it’s not just the Chocolate Phobe who might prefer a non-chocolate gift,” claims Momma Chocolate. “If you’re with a Chocolate Connoisseur and simply can’t afford fine Belgian chocolates, your lady love just might be happier with jewelry than a cardboard heart you picked up at the gas station… which you must never ever do.”

About OhSoChocolate.com

OhSoChocolate.com, http://www.ohSoChocolate.com, is hosted by “Momma Chocolate”, a self-proclaimed Chocolate Aficionado offering chocolate news, recipes, history, quotes, and quizzes.

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Without a second thought, all of us accept that chocolate gift baskets make the perfect gifts for every occasion. No matter what is your age, you cannot stop yourself from loving chocolates. Similarly, chocolate baskets leave the recipient overwhelmed as his/her heart starts watering! Depending on your choice, you can always decide the contents of this basket which makes it extraordinary and unique. All you need is a little imagination and creativity! There is no need to choose one of those expensive gifts available in the stores. Your innovation can also impart an artistic look to your gift.

A basket full of chocolates would be the ideal gift for any chocolate lover. When done in the correct manner, chocolate baskets can help you express your feelings without any difficulty. The more time you put in making your gift basket, the more attractive and decorative it is. Often, the recipient of a gift might not want to open it, but simply display it as a decorative piece. Moreover, chocolate gift baskets can utilize a variety of containers since it is not limited to a small wicker basket featuring a handle. However, you can always opt for a basket having a distinct shape. For instance, you can create a tower by stacking small boxes on top of each other or choose a festive colored box-shaped container.

What goes in your gift basket is decided by the taste of recipients. If you know their choice, then it is perfectly fine. However, it is always good to surprise people. Majority of gift baskets include one item which is larger as compared to the others. Well, you need not select a large chocolate bar. On the contrary, an arrangement of small chocolates can be just as good.

There are a variety of items to choose from. You can include luxury chocolates as they indicate that you have a good taste. Moreover, you can also incorporate different varieties of small chocolates. Not only are these small items affordable, but they also complement the larger items. Some popular suggestions include chocolate kisses, chocolate hearts, small molded chocolate items, miniature chocolate bars and hot chocolate mix. Such fillers add value to your gift basket. If you are looking for something distinct, try chocolate covered raisins, chocolate cookies, chocolate covered pretzels and chocolate chips. So, you would never fall short of ideas for your innovative gift!