Valentine's Day Gifts

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is the premier occasion for chocolate giving. Young lovers and old friends are top on our list of those to treat on this special day. A package from the one you love will leave a lasting impression if the surprise inside is a confection of rich chocolate proportions. Remember your sweetheart on this special day with a beautiful assortment of delectable treats from Chocolate.com

Chocolate.com in Business Week

In June of 2007, Chocolate.com was featured in a Business Week article along with parent company Internet Real Estate Group. The article emphasized the value of the Chocolate.com domain name and captured the excitement of the entrepreneurs who are building the business. The article has brought an influx of traffic and positive feedback.

We would like to thank our vendors for providing high quality gifts and service, and also thank our customers for making our growth possible. We hope you continue to enjoy our products and services, described by Business Week as an "online emporium, complete with boutique sweets, recipes."

Health Benefits are Ancient News

A recent BBC News article emphasized the connection between dark chocolate and low blood pressure. Citing a study by The University of L'Aquila (L'Aquila, Italy), they also concluded that milk chocolate offers similar benefits to dark.

A separate report by WCVB News (Boston) echoed these findings, giving the credit to an ingredient known as Flavonoids - found in all dark chocolate. In fact, the WCVB article also reported that chocolate can contribute to a healthy heart.

Dark Chocolate has certainly received a lot of good press recently, but is it really a breakthrough discovery? Are we the first generation of chocolate consumers to uncover this great secret? The answer is "No." In fact, the health benefits of dark chocolate were discovered centuries ago by the Aztecs, a Mexican empire that thrived in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.

You wouldn't recognize the chocolate prepared by the Aztec people. It was a cold, bitter drink with a variety of spices, having a watery texture and served with a swizzle stick. The Spanish word that is the root of "chocolate" translates to "food of the gods." The name tells us a lot about how the Aztecs coveted this drink - it was enjoyed by royalty alone. It was also enjoyed in remarkable proportions: Montezuma is reported to have consumed fifty pitchers per day. The Aztecs believed that the drink provided vitality, energy, and longevity.

About a century after the Aztecs discovered chocolate, Royalty in Spain and France adopted the idea. In the 19th century the drink was enjoyed in the same way as the Aztecs and the health benefits did not go unnoticed. Brillat-Savarin reflected the French national view of chocolate when he wrote: "Chocolate is one of the most effective restoratives. All those who have to work when they might be sleeping, men of wit who feel temporarily deprived of their intellectual powers, those who find the weather oppressive, time dragging, the atmoshere depressing; those who are tormented by some preoccupation which deprives them of the liberty of thought; let all such men imbibe a half liter of choclat ambre... and they will be amazed."

It is clear that we cannot give credit to modern scientists for discovering the health benefits of chocolate. However, we can appreciate the fact that the news is being brought to our attention. After all, it reminds us that we can enjoy our favorite treat knowing it's good for the body and perhaps also the mind. It's old news, but it's good news.

Featured Vendor : Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company is based in St. Louis, MO and has been a Chocolate.com vendor since November 11, 2007 . Chocolate.com offers 71 products from Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company.

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company is an award-winning chocolatier founded in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to the opening in 1981, our founding chocolatier spent over a decade prior training with the finest chocolatiers in the world. His apprenticeship taught him everything there is to know about the art of crafting premium chocolates in small batches. Some of the recipes and techniques used today come from old time candy makers dating back to 1904.

The original candy kitchen is still in operation today at the headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has grown from one location to over a dozen retail stores, with the same ... More About Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company