Chocolate
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*Chocolate Madness in Chicago*

Chocolate for your health?

The antioxidant properties make it a good snack option, but you do need to limit how much you eat because of high calories and caffeine, and opt for dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate. Savor one or two pieces, or hot chocolate made with skim milk.
Best Hot Chocolate:
Intelligentsia
1st Runner-Up:
Moonstruck
Honorable Mention:
Ghirardelli’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to Buy Chocolate:

Ecco Bella (medicinal chocolate) - Merz Apothecary

Frango Mints at Marshall Fields(all locations)

Marley Chocolates - Evanston

Paul Newman’s Chocolate - available at Whole Foods & Treasure Island

Piron - Evanston

Vosges - Sold at Intelligentsia and Whole Foods

Scharffenberger - available at Whole Foods & Intelligentsia

Vosges - available at Intelligentsia & Vosges boutiques

Cocoa For Purchase:
(Avoid Dutched or Alkali in Cocoa)

Wonder Slim - available at Whole Foods
Chatfield’s Cocoa Powder (unsweetened, alkaline free) - available at Whole Foods

And avoid white refined sugar. Opt for natural Hain Turbinado Sugar - available at Whole Foods.

Business Information:

Ecco Bella, www.healthbychocolate.com

Ghirardelli’s - Entrance at 118 E. Pearson, Chicago, IL, (312) 337-9330

Intelligentsia - 53 W. Jackson Blvd. , (312) 253-0594
& 3123 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, (773) 348-8058

Marley Chocolate - 527 Davis Street, Evanston, IL, (847) 328-3333

Marshall Fields, www.fields.com

Merz Apothecary - 111 N. State Street (312) 781-4000
& 4716 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL (773) 989-0900

Moonstruck - 320 N. Michigan Avenue , Chicago, IL, (312) 696-1201

Piron - 509 Main St., Evanston, IL, (847) 864-5504

Vosges - 520 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, (312) 644-9450
108 East Superior St, (Peninsula Hotel), Chicago, (312) 335-9858
951 W Armitage, Chicago, IL (773) 296-9866

Whole Foods, www.wholefoodsmarket.com