A helpful guide to purchasing and working with chocolate, including an easy recipe for ganache that transforms into decadent frosting, mousse and truffles.

Chocolate is made by roasting and grinding up cocoa beans to yield chocolate 'liquor ... High-quality chocolate will make a distinctive, crisp, snap when broken, shattering cleanly.

Chocolate lovers, don’t despair. Despite increased cocoa costs, several local chocolatiers plan to hold candy prices steady ...

I started making chocolate as a hobby and one thing led ... That means we actually import cocoa beans and go through a series of complex steps that result in a finished bar of chocolate.

Chocolate makers grind cocoa beans to make liqueur and butter used in product formulations. Cocoa futures for March delivery on the Intercontinental Exchange in New York and London closed at $ ...