Greetings! Finally, some cooler temperatures! Just in time for us to start thinking soups, chocolate and Fall/Holiday treats. Where better to begin than a great new Rocky Mountain Region vendor - Concertos in Chocolate (see below) Liza MIlijasevic
liza@wildrosemarketing.com
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Meet the Local Vendor
by Liza Milijasevic |
 There is nothing quite like buttery, liqueur infused, caramel warm off a spoon. Unless, it's molten semi sweet chocolate (a 58% cacao Swiss/French blend) straight from the truffle shell vat. I was lucky enough to sample both during a visit to the production facility of homegrown Boulder, Colorado's Concertos in Chocolate. Founder and owner, Chris Widlar, is proud that her twelve year old company "makes the freshest chocolates you're likely to taste" - because they're local and...
Everyday Highlights
- Single serve packs: Chocolate Caramel Squares, Pecan Caramel Turtles, Pretzel Loops (Semi Sweet and Milk) Semisweet Chocolate Cream Cookie
- Cello packs (with seasonal designs) Almond Toffee- English Butter, Cherry Road, Hazelnut Pistachio Crisp (Milk), White Papaya Crisp
- Afterburn Chili Chocolates (start off smoky - end fiery)
- Clear Truffle Boxes - 2 thru 5 piece
- 6 piece caramel collection (90 day shelf life)
Seasonal Fall/Holiday Highlights
- Skeleton sucker with pink eyes
- Snowboarding Santa
- Moose
- All natural Tree with green glitter dust
- Reindeer sucker - red nose and freckles
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Skip the carrots. Chocolate improves eyesight, too
By Rita Rubin, msnbc.com
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 Next time you board a plane, you might want to hand the pilot a chocolate bar, just in case. That's because a recent study found that dark chocolate might improve your ability to see in low-contrast situations, such as poor weather. Not only that, this study adds to previous research that suggests eating chocolate can make your brain sharper. (Don't you just love these chocolate-is-good-for-you studies? Sign me up.) You may have already heard that dark chocolate can lower your blood pressure and also appears to have a favorable effect on... |
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