In July, a temp worker died from falling into a vat of chocolate. But the owners of the plant, Lyons & Sons, never had a license to make chocolate. Ultimately, one business is really culpable here: Hershey.
Janice Taylor | Posted 10.31.2009 | Living
Oh My! Halloween is almost here! I don't know about you, but I want to stay awake and aware in the face of all those little mini-chocolate bars! With ...
Flora Lazar | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York
With New York's own Chocolate Show coming up soon, I am compelled to report that for confections, France is still "vaut le voyage," or worth the trip.
Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living
What is more frightening than ghosts and goblins during Halloween? For many people who are trying to eat healthier, walking into a grocery store brimming full of bags of little Halloween candy bars brings up a lot of fear.
Denise Vivaldo | Posted 10.09.2009 | Style
Inspired after booking a wedding with a Halloween theme, I've been throwing "Classy Halloween" dinners ever since. Think gauzy fabrics, stormy grey with bone china, and lots and lots of red wine.
Susan L. Travis | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics
In the New Mexico village of Ruidoso, a conflict between the local chapter of the Democratic Women and the annual Oktoberfest organizers is brewing.
wellness.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
Researchers in Norway have made associations between acne, high intake of chocolate and chips and low intake of vegetables....
nytimes.com | NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living
In a study that will provide comfort to chocoholics everywhere, researchers in Sweden have found evidence that people who eat chocolate have increased...
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living
It might not be much of a surprise when we read about how eating broccoli can lower the risk of certain cancers, or how loaded with antioxidants fruit...
Josa Young | Posted 09.05.2009 | Media
I can feel a bit of excitement starting up under my ribs as feedback begins to flow on my first published novel.
Reuters | Posted 08.21.2009 | Style
Dubai's Al Nassma, the world's first brand of chocolate made with camels' milk, is in talks to expand into new Arab markets, Europe, Japan and the Uni...
Bil Browning | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living
What man do you know that would pick up nasty bedsheets covered in chocolate vomit and go wash them? That's dedication, devotion and love.
The Guardian | Kate Connolly in Berlin | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business
We have been indulging in it in various forms for at least 3,000 years, arguing over its influence on everything from our sexual appetites to our wais...
Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living
The darker the chocolate, the greater the cocoa content and thus, the higher the health-promoting flavonoid content.
Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2009 | Home
In a tragedy that seems almost straight out of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," a man in Camden, New Jersey has died after falling into a vat ...
Giles Slade | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media
The Kindle is for the book-lover who might buy a first, a signed or a special edition. It is lingerie. It is a box of chocolates or a bottle of double-malt. Competition will drive it to adapt, and it will.
Janice Taylor | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living
Know Your Limits: Plan on your one square of excellent dark chocolate per day, no more than one-ounce, and again make it a ritual of beauty, peace and empowerment.
nytimes.com | Alex Williams | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living
IN more than a few circles -- publishing, finance, automotive design -- small talk at cocktail parties has shifted from real estate (too depressing) t...
Karen Leland | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living
When I was a kid, one of my favorite candies was Pez. The bottom half of the dispenser was designed in the shape of a cigarette lighter, and the top w...
Lee Schneider | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living
There are those who believe beliefs can manifest into things, that action and thought are entangled.
Stefan Aschan | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living
The quality and quantity of calories as well as choosing foods that support your fat metabolism can make you a winner at the losing game.
B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 04.30.2009 | Business
"Toxic assets" are two words that don't belong together in the English language. The meaning of one cancels out the meaning of the other.
Alan Miller | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics
In these troubled times it seems the one thing that we can be sure of is that bureaucrats and politicians are keen to go after the small pleasures of life and hit us where it hurts.
Jane Levere | Posted 04.17.2009 | Style
Jacques Torres, the master chocolatier, revealed some plans last night that will no doubt be sweet news to chocoholics, New Yorkers and visitors to this city.
Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living
If you crossed chocolate off the list of gifts your sweetie can buy you for Valentine's Day this year, think again. You don't have to avoid chocolat...
David Dayen | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business