Good even if you don’t like chocolate. (By Michele Foley)

Hounds like the chocolates at the newly-opened Charles Chocolates store, especially the Mojito Hearts. (By C. Thi Nguyen)

Ten chocolate-packed desserts in honor of the holidays. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

Is my chocolate OK to eat if the color looks wrong? (By Jasmine Pahl)

Cookies, candies, and cakey things to give or be given. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Regan Burns)

Gourmet presents you can afford to give. (By Roxanne Webber)

Is outer space the next frontier for haute cuisine? (By Kathryn Hawkins)

Ten gentlemen’s lounges with good food. Seriously. (By Eric Slatkin)

Recipes, menus, gifts, and entertaining tips for all your celebratory needs.

In which authors display a stunning variety of descriptive powers about food. (By Meredith Arthur)

Give while the giving’s good.

Bompas & Parr continue their culinary hijinks. (By Roxanne Webber)

The world’s love for the dark stuff is causing a massive global shortage of cacao beans. (By Christy Harrison)

Local treats for out-of-town pals. (By Joyce Slaton)

When the words on the page make your stomach juices start flowing. (By Joyce Slaton)