Sweets News

If you picked up this week's New Yorker, you probably found the Extreme Chocolate article quite interesting! (If you didn't purchase the magazine, you can still see an online slideshow of an artisanal chocolate plantation in Brazil.)

The article got me thinking about chocophile Clay Gordon, who is truly one of the world's most enthusiastic devotees of the cacao bean. Clay has just written a new book, Discover Chocolate: The Ultimate Guide to Buying, Tasting, and Enjoying Fine Chocolate, which he'll be signing at Alice's Tea Cup (156 East 64th St.) on November 7th from 6:30-8:30 p.m.