After moving to Sicily for a simpler life, former investment banker Simone Sabaini helped to reinvent Modica’s sweet scene.

Chocolate itself first began as Xocolatl, or “bitter water,” a spiced drink made from ground cacao beans, chiles and spices that originated with the Aztecs and Mayans. Xocolatl “was mostly ...

Cocoa, known as the 'Food of Gods', is revered for its rich flavor and nutritional benefits. Derived from the cacao tree, it offers various health adv ...

It all starts with the cacao bean. Yes, we spelled that right - cacao is the Spanish word for chcahuatl, which is what Aztecs called the beans chocolate is made from. It’s thought that English ...

Chocolate was consumed as a bitter beverage rather than as a sweet edible treat. So what made the chocolate sweet in taste and famous? Ease into the English language and Australian culture. We ...

Rich and silky, this spicy chocolate avocado mousse is simple to make ahead – and it’s vegan if using the ginger syrup and milk-free chocolate. Put the avocados, stem ginger and lime zest and ...

Traditional hot cocoa comes in classic traditional or Aztec (with cinnamon and chili), but the real attraction here is sipping chocolate, made with 60% Callebaut chocolate melted into milk so that ...

Historically, chocolate’s journey began far from the Victorian-era confectioneries of Europe. The Aztecs and Mayans of ancient Mesoamerica initially consumed cocoa beans as part of a sacred ...