As we all know, the most important scientific break-through of the last century was not the discovery of penicillin nor the development of the electrocardiograph, but rather, the medical community’s affirmation that chocolate is good for you.
Specifically, eating 2 ounces (50 grams) a day of plain chocolate with a minimum content of 70% chocolate solids can be beneficial to health, providing protection against heart disease and high blood pressure, as well as essential trace elements and nutrients such as iron, calcium and potassium, and vitamins A, B1, C, D, and E.
Thank you, o pioneering choco-doctors, for your tireless hours of chocolate-filled research!
A walk on Boston’s historic Charles Street two weeks ago led me to Beacon Hill Chocolates – a little jewelbox of a shop selling “artisan chocolates from New England and around the world.”
Located just a few blocks from Boston Commons, Beacon Hill Chocolates features such exotic treats as the Blood Orange Fleur de Lis truffle (a center of dark chocolate infused with blood orange in a hand-painted Fleur de Lis dark chocolate shell) and the perfectly sweet/tart chocolate-covered cranberries. For Boston Lyric Opera’s recent Idomeneo production, opening night gifts were in order, and the Beacon Hill chocolate-covered gummy bears I chose for my cast-mates made me a popular soprano indeed!
Check out Beacon Hill Chocolates when you are next in Boston. You (and your doctor!) will be glad you did.
