Replay: Does Soul Food Need a Warning Label? AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate | April 28, 2021 On February 23rd , 2021, AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate had the pleasure of hosting a live stream event featuring James Beard award winning author Adrian Miller entitled “Does Soul Food Need a Warning Label?”. Miller traced the journey of soul food from West Africa to the …Read More
2019 Thanksgiving AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate | November 14, 2019 What’s not to love about Thanksgiving? Family and friends, all gathered around the table enjoying a delicious meal. Mashed potatoes, turkey, gravy, stuffing galore! Not to mention all the pies, cakes, brownies, and other treats. But one of the things we love the most …Read More
Nuts for Nut Butters AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate | September 9, 2019 South Americans and Africans were grinding up nuts into a paste for centuries, however, peanut butter as we know it today was created in the 1890s, John Harvey Kellogg. People experimented with many different nut spreads but the peanut butter varieties became the most …Read More
Spice is Truly Nice AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate | May 1, 2019 There are a lot of reasons why the use of spices tends to get more intense the hotter the climate. One is that as the temperature gets warmer adding more spice helps preserve food. Hot spices also encourage our bodies to sweat, which cools …Read More
A Day Without Chocolate: Season 3 AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate | February 13, 2019 Dave and George Our founding father was a chocolate super fan, are you? Follow in George Washington’s footsteps and learn about his love of chocolate. #WhatWouldGeorgeDo Dave and Martha Move over coffee – we’re all about tea made with cocoa shells! Dave …Read More
Valentine’s Day: The Real History AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate | February 8, 2019 Today Valentine’s Day signifies an unabashed celebration of love, but did you know that February 14th has a rather morbid beginning? One legend tells us that Emperor Claudius Gothicus II decided single men made better soldiers – less distractions to take their mind off …Read More
The History of Celebrating the New Year AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate | December 13, 2018 The New Year is right around the corner and we thought it might be fun to look back on how this tradition started! We love history, yes? Yes! Well, it turns out that in 45 B.C., New Year’s Day was first celebrated on guess …Read More
Chocolate Stories: The Adams Family AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate | September 12, 2018 The beautiful thing about our infatuation with chocolate is the many ways we can actually enjoy it. Whether it’s a simple afternoon indulgence or a delectable dessert, since its discovery over 3500 years ago chocolate has become an important part of our everyday lives. …Read More
