I was doing a little travel research the other day and came across a bunch of information about travel for chocolate lovers.  I’ve long known about culinary travel, wine travel, and a variety of cooking schools around the world.  But chocolate?  I LOVE it, but it there enough there to drive my travels.
Here are 6 Travel Destinations for Chocolate Lovers:

We’ll start in my home city of Seattle, where we are no strangers to chocolate.  Seattle is home to several chocolatiers, among the more notable Fran’s Chocolates (President Obama is a fan of her salted caramel chocolates), Theo Chocolate, and …read more

When your sweet tooth just won’t keep silent, indulge your love of chocolate with your desire to be healthy and check out Scharffen Berger Chocolate in Berkeley, California (914 Heinz Avenue, map it).
Founded in 1996 by a wine maker and a doctor, the company is a complete manufacturer of chocolate.  That is, they make their chocolate “from bean to bar” using small-batch processing with vintage European equipment.  This means that Scharffen Berger performs every step of the manufacturing process starting with the bean and ending with the chocolate. 
With a primary focus on dark chocolate varieties, that’s the healthy …read more