Cocoa pods are comprised of cocoa beans, pods, endocarp and pulp. Credit: Cristina Aldehuela / Getty. Working alongside chocolatiers in the food industry, researchers at ETH Zurich say they have ...

Whether baked as chips into a cookie, melted into a sweet warm drink or molded into the shape of a smiling bunny, chocolate is one of the world’s most universally consumed foods. Even the biggest ...

It started with a hot chocolate in Paris. Carolina Quijano, who at the time was working as a consultant on Wall Street, stopped to have a sweet beverage while visiting the City of Light. “I couldn’t ...

Can chocolate make you happy? Legions of chocolate devotees definitely agree, but for one native San Diegan and La Jolla resident, the answer is a resounding yes. Jim Lantry, a genial “recovering” ...