Christopher Columbus brought all sorts of goodies back from the new world. One of the gifts for King Ferdinand was a bag of dark brown beans. "They call it 'Cacao'" he said, "they call it a food of the Gods." "Hmpf" said the assembled Courtiers. "Show us the Gold." Oh, if only they'd only known that within a mere 500 years those cacao beans would be worth billions in a chocolate industry that continues to bewitch the Western world. Few of our foods are considered as sensuous, as rich, as decadent. Go ahead, peel back the foil, the shine of fresh chocolate, the aroma, the taste. Join us for a dark sweet slide, a warm and foamy ride through the history of the cupid of confections.
