"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." But first, a quick lesson on where chocolate comes from: Cacao beans are where it all begins, and these ...

It seems like pretty much everyone is a chocolate person around Valentine's Day—chocolate desserts, chocolate-dipped strawberries, heart-shaped boxes of chocolate everywhere you look—but there are ...

This is chocolate stripped back to its essence. No sweetness to hide behind, no cream to soften the edges. Just cocoa, deep and complex, with notes that can swing from citrus to smoke depending on ...