While there are a ton of chocolate bunnies lining up on the runway this week there were also a bunch of chocolate stories in the news.
Like is chocolate good for you? The FDA said KINDA. Kinda? You can decide for yourself how many bunnies you’ll eat this week after you read the story from NPR, “Is chocolate good for your heart? Finally the FDA has an answer – kind of”
Also in chocolate news this week was a this story from Harvard Health, “Heavy metals found in popular brands of dark chocolate. “. Wasn’t dark chocolate supposed to be good for your heart?
But there was one great happy and healthy chocolate story this week and it involves my really great friend Chef Steve Amaral and his partner Ann Corley of The North Fork Chocolate Company with 2 new locations in Mattituck and Riverhead Long Island.
They are awesome people and make really healthy and delicious chocolate from scratch. Yes by hand one by one. You can even go there and see how they make the chocolate in person. They welcome you.
The North Fork Chocolate Company is committed to using local ingredients to enhance everything they make. They’ve been making some of the best chocolate bunnies anywhere and more chocolate treats for weeks now.
News 12 Long Island thought theirs was a worthy story too. When I caught the News 12 Long Island story, I invited Alanah Ivans, North Forks Chocolate Company’s ‘Chief Chocolatier’ to join me to give them all a big chocolate shout out.
When my pal Steve Amaral told me back in 2012 after being a top chef in the Hamptons with a top catering company – that he was gonna make chocolate – I thought he was nuts. Now I’m so proud of him and his team.
Stop by and say hello if you’re out that way in Long Island. Feel free to mention his buddy Debbie Nigro sent you. He’ll smile. You can also order chocolate online for any occasion. Check out The North Fork Chocolate Company they’re unique.
