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ARTISAN CHOCOLATE SHOPS OFFER TASTINGS, CLASSES AND MORE Q F O O D F E AT U R E story by SHEILA HIMMEL photos by NATALIA NAZAROVA
Alegio Chocolate, one of three shops specializing in artisan chocolates in Palo Alto, only stocks products made by Claudio Corallo’s cacao plantation in Africa.
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ou might think three artisan chocolate shops in downtown Palo Alto is at least one too many. Think again. Alegio Chocolaté, the Chocolate Garage and Timothy Adams Chocolates offer a wide variety of products and experiences. In other good news for chocolate lovers, scientists recently boosted the belief that dark chocolate may be a health food. They found that memory skills among older individuals were 25 percent higher for those who drank a mixture high in cocoa flavanols, which have antioxidant qualities. Which is just in time for the chocolatebuying holiday season. Here is a primer on Continued on next page
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