Author: The Chocolate Salon

MSNBC and Entrepreneur.com have identified the truth. People keep eating chocolate during a recession. Even a Great Recession. Why? Because they can, because they need to, because they can afford at least one bite. Per writer Amy Reinink: Simple Luxuries Thrive in Depressed Economy Beer, chocolate and video games. People find comfort on a tight budget with these recession-proof products. Chocolate Davidson Chocolateisnt the only chocolate company to enjoy a recent boom in business. Industry giants like Hersheys and Cadburys have also reported increased profits. Elliott says Davidsons success stems from keeping the focus on quality, and by creating an atmosphere of luxury at an affordable price point. If people come to really appreciate the quality of your product, they will see paying $1.35 for a truffle as a good value rather than a splurge, she says. As soon as customers walk into Davidson Chocolate, they are greeted by a staff member--and by the...

Remember when "inhaling your chocolate" just meant you ate it very quickly?No more. Now there's some smart guys who have figured out how you can literally inhale the product. Is it better that way? No clue.For a Calorie-Free Chocolate Treat, Just Inhale Bostonians got their first chance to sample Le Whif late last month at the TEDxBoston conference, when silvery packets containing a single brown inhaler were handed out to the 250 or so attendees. Le Whif inventor David Edwards, a Harvard professor of biomedical engineering, was one of the speakers, as was his former student Tom Hadfield, who made the case that over the course of human history, we've been eating food in smaller and smaller portions (whole dead mastodon -> Whopper Jr.) The next natural step, Hadfield argued, is breathing our food. Via Boston.com Here's the video to go with it:TasteTV Events include: The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon The Los Angeles Luxury...