I seem to miss this event ever since I’ve come to known about it.  Even though I’m not a big fan of chocolate, I’m always impressed by the many different types of chocolate concoctions and by the chocolate art.  Details below:
Where
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street – New York, NY 10011

When
October 30th to November 1st, 2009 – Chocolate Show
Friday, October 30: noon to 8pm
Saturday, October 31: 10am to 8pm
Sunday, November 1: 10am to 5pm

Tickets
Now available for $28 per adult.
Website : www.ticketmaster.com
The price will be $30 when purchased …

Insurance.com released its list of the 10 most dangerous foods to eat while driving.  While driving distractions these days focus one talking and texting on a mobile device, it’s easy to overlook food as a distraction.
Here’s the top ten breakdown from the site:

Coffee – Even in cups with travel lids, somehow the liquid finds its way out of the opening each time you hit a bump.
Hot soup – Many people drink it like coffee and run the same risks.
Tacos – Any food that can disassemble itself will leave your car …

J. Paulette Potts was munching on a bag of M&M’s until she had trouble with the center of a blue peanut one.  She washed off the chocolate coating and didn’t find a peanut in the center, but a bone from a small mammal.
She took the bone to Professor Larry Blumer, director of environmental studies in the biology department of Morehouse College in Atlanta, for an examination.
“It’s definitely bone, and it came from some type of mammal,” Blumer told FOXNews.com. “This isn’t [a] tail vertebra — it’s something higher up, …

The annual chocolate bar event is in its eighth year at the Ritz Carlton-Battery Park.  Prepare to over-indulge in chocolate decadence.  Just don’t pass out on the floor from overdose, not classy.
Award-winning Pastry Chef Laurent Richard presents a sumptuous gourmet buffet of the most unforgettable decadent chocolate desserts complimented by a bottomless glass of Champagne. Indulge in this sinful selection while experiencing the most breathtaking views of the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor from the 14th floor Rise Bar. The romantic water views are enhanced by Chef …

To all Bailey’s and chocolate lovers out there, clap your hands and shout for joy because the makers of  Bailey’s Irish Cream is making heads turn and touching hearts with their Original Irish Cream Chocolates. Filled with thick syrupy Irish Cream, the chocolate unleashes a mild alcoholic taste of Irish Cream and the sweet milky taste of chocolate.  These heavenly chocolate delights can be purchased from Costco or Amazon.

~ Boon

I wouldn’t recommend placing this Swiss Army Knife in your pocket, unless you like squishy things in your pants.  Although it might not save you in any emergency or get you out of a jam, you can count on it’s sweet and nutty flavor to hold you over until helps comes, or until that bear finishes mauling you.  Made of Swiss chocolate and hazelnut praline filling.
Swiss Knife Shop via Gizmodo

Have your Milk Duds been tasting like, well, a dud lately?  If you notice the change, then you are not alone.  Hershey’s has reformulated their chocolate formula and has replaced the cocoa butter, which gives chocolate that smooth and creamy texture, with vegetable oil.  Due to this change, the products with the new formula can no longer be labeled as milk chocolate.  Instead, the products are labeled as chocolate candy, chocolate flavored, and chocolatey. Still, there is some good news, the solid milk chocolate products are still manufactured under the …

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A year in the making, this F-1 race car contains no moving parts, just chocolaty deliciousness. It is made to scale from 2000 kilograms of Belgian chocolate. This baby can be yours for only $31,908.00, and a year wait.