Chocolate's flavonols may help control coronary artery disease-- if ingested in primarily dark-chocolate formulations. (See "Sweet Temptations, " page 162.) As a topical spa service, there's no evidence that chocolate does anything at all, other than make you want to take a bite out of yourself.

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Dark-chocolate bars typically contain 50% to 60% cocoa by weight, scientists say.

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If you were lucky, like we were, you also got: some quality family time, the Four Questions read to you in Yiddish and dark chocolate-covered frogs and locusts for dessert, representing two of the 10 plagues that befell Egypt.

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Persicco, a smaller family-run group known for its stylish interiors and chocolate-based flavours such as chocolate amargo (dark chocolate), has 10 outlets around the city.

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"I usually recommend less than one ounce of dark chocolate a day -- a tiny square -- for heart health, " she adds.

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Our judges also raved about Whole Foods's snacks, singling out the store's own dark chocolate, fresh-cut veggies, and nut and seed mixes.

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And chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, does contain antioxidants which can help to mop up harmful free radicals - unstable chemicals that can damage our cells.

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All three mountains offer floodlit night skiing on a portion of their runs which, after dark, resemble low-flying spaceships suspended high above the chocolate-orange glow of metro Vancouver.

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Auberge specializes in countryside European comfort and a holistic epicurean experience from the dark chocolate covered almonds waiting for you in your room to a decadent breakfast of duck confit hash with slow-cooked farm eggs.

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