February 09, 2020
Weekends are meant to be spent enjoying #TheGoodnessOfLife, whatever that means for you. We all have our preferences, our favorite plans, or things to do, and the key is to highlight that. In my case, two of my favorite things are to spend time out in nature with my wife and kids and, of course, craft chocolate. In this article, I expand the description of Miami's best chocolate event of the year.
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January 11, 2020
The craving... then comes the unwrapping, the look, the feel, and the snap. Now you smell the aromas and take a bite and savor it...That is the precious moment of eating a piece of chocolate. But what if the dark chocolate benefits go beyond that experience? In this article, we explore the scientific link between chocolate and a good mood.
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December 31, 2019
In the last decade, diabetes has been one of the ten leading causes of death in the United States. In 2014, approximately 9.3% of people in the United States had diabetes reported by the Endocrine Society “Diabetes Facts and Figures.” In 2016, 1.6 million deaths were directly caused by diabetes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). What if dark chocolate benefits these patients or those at risk for this condition? In this article, we explore recent and rigorous evidence that supports the fact that chocolate prevents diabetes.
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December 15, 2019
As we get more into the holidays' mood and realize it's not only about time to share with family and friends but also about our health. Both allow us to experience #TheGoodnessOfLive with our loved ones. This article will show you at least three (3) heart-related chocolate benefits. That's why we should start to incorporate good habits that make us healthier.
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August 25, 2019
When we think about dark chocolate benefits we have a tendency to think about our health; however, making dark chocolate benefits the person who makes it, we explore those benefits here.
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June 08, 2019
When we founded Club ChoKolate in 2017, we began on a mission to be customer-focused, and share anything related to well-made chocolate sustainably. This post is about the latter, how dark chocolate benefits the lives of others by giving back to people that will keep this "cacao-chocolate" field moving forward.
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October 17, 2018
Is dark chocolate healthy for the skin? Wouldn’t that be wonderful? Can you imagine that eating chocolate would improve your skin appearance, look, health and more? If true, how much do I have to eat? How often? What kind of dark chocolate? In this article, I explore the scientific evidence answering this question.
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July 28, 2018
Club ChoKolate is always interested in knowing, as deep as possible, the details of bittersweet chocolate making...
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March 16, 2018
What do the Venezuelans Claudia and Mariela Franceschi, and the North Americans Denise Castronovo and her husband Jim have in common? They produce gourmet chocolate of excellent quality with cacao from recognized origins among the world’s best chocolate. To tell their stories and show you what they share, I will start with the Franceschi sisters.
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March 08, 2018
Bean-to-bar: A term used to identify the artisan or craft method to prepare the chocolate. The chocolate maker acquires the cacao beans, as opposed to buying couverture, minimally process them in his or her facility and makes chocolate. It provides a more controlled environment for the chocolate-making
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February 25, 2018
In this second and final article about essential cacao information, we will be discussing the different cacao varietals...
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