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If you want to impress someone with chocolate, get the impressive chocolate

If you want to impress someone with chocolate, get the impressive chocolate
G. Daniela Galarza, The Washington Post
Jan. 31, 2021
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1of3Clockwise, from top left: Lagusta s Luscious (New Paltz, New York), Midunu (Accra, Ghana), Chocolate Secrets (Dallas), Bonbonbon (Detroit).Photo for The Washington Post by Scott SuchmanShow MoreShow Less
2of3Top chocolate is from Midunu (Accra, Ghana); others from Chocolate Secrets (Dallas).Photo for The Washington Post by Scott SuchmanShow MoreShow Less
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There used to be a seductive mystery to a box of chocolates - you didn t know what you were going to get until you took a bite. That was nicer, maybe, when uncertainty didn t lumber so heavily through our days. ....

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This Valentine's Day, reach for a better box of chocolates

This Valentine’s Day, reach for a better box of chocolates
Daniela Galarza
© Scott Suchman for The Washington Post/food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post
Clockwise, from top left: Lagusta’s Luscious (New Paltz, New York), Midunu (Accra, Ghana), Chocolate Secrets (Dallas), Bonbonbon (Detroit).
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There used to be a seductive mystery to a box of chocolates you didn’t know what you were going to get until you took a bite. That was nicer, maybe, when uncertainty didn’t lumber so heavily through our days.
Today, every box of chocolates comes with an ingredient list and often a guide, sometimes even illustrated, giving you a small but certain road map, a bit of sweet reassurance in unsettling times. We may not be able to gather at tiny tables for two, but we can still send each other and ourselves chocolate for Valentine’s Day. ....

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