Chocolate is a fail-proof gift for the chocoholic(s) in your life. Boynton unpacks the many varieties of chocolate connoisseur—from the ever-so-refined bittersweet enthusiast tot he posers who delight in white "chocolate"—and dives into the physiology and psychology of chocophilia. No stone (chocoalte bar) is left unturned (uneated) by Boynton in this "overresearched" apologia for chocolate.
Myths are debunked: chocolate is not fattening, especially when you factor in the caloric expenditure of hiding it from others.
Guidelines are given: avoid sudden or prolonged separations from chocolate or you risk suffering "acute chocolack"
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Chocolate is a fail-proof gift for the chocoholic(s) in your life. Boynton unpacks the many varieties of chocolate connoisseur—from the ever-so-refined bittersweet enthusiast tot he posers who delight in white "chocolate"—and dives into the physiology and psychology of chocophilia. No stone (chocoalte bar) is left unturned (uneated) by Boynton in this "overresearched" apologia for chocolate.
Myths are debunked: chocolate is not fattening, especially when you factor in the caloric expenditure of hiding it from others.
Guidelines are given: avoid sudden or prolonged separations from chocolate or you risk suffering "acute chocolack"
Travel tips are supplied: you'll learn how to say "Excuse me, where is the nearest chocolate?" in no fewer than ten languages. Plus, how to make chocolate stains disappear (lick them), how to determine whether chocoalte is in season (does the name of the month contain the letter A, E or U?), and a recipe for Hippe Pot de Mousse.
Fact: "Fourteen out of ten people like chocolate." This is the foolproof guide for teh Chocolate Elite. Vanilla people, keep out.