A Guidebook for Chocoholics - Tapa blanda

Did you know the ancient Aztec people drank their chocolate - no one had developed the ability to produce it in the solid form we know today -seasoned with spices instead of sugar? Or just how many companies will deliver a monthly chocolate fix directly to your home? In A Guidebook for Chocoholics, chocolate lover Nancy Slade answers these questions and innumerable others, walking the reader though a history of the dessert, explaining how it's processed from bean to bar, recommending several chocolate shops, cafes, and events around the world, and supplementing it all with lively anecdotes about her own love of the treat.

Nancy grew up with chocolate as one of the basic food groups. It has been a part of all stages of her life. Fortunately, her husband enjoys it almost as much as she does, so it makes for a happy marriage. Both of her adult children and many of her friends share her passion, so chocolate continues to be a big presence. She lives in Florida with her husband Steve, her dad, two rescued cats, an entertaining Chihuahua, and lots of chocolate.