So ubiquitous is chocolate today thatit’s easy to forget its origins as theelixir of the gods. First conceived in Mesoamerica — where cacao grows natively — as a bitter beverage, European colonisers mixed cane sugar and spices into the dark liquid, remaking it as sweet chocolate in the 1...
Hailing originally from Buenos Aires, Adrián returned to his Mallorcan family as a passionate traveler, talented chef and advocate for ‘democratizing haute cuisine.’ This is reflected in ingeniously simple dishes like turbot with peas, Tramuntana lemon and lemon verbena, and gazpacho with prawn ...
is Theobroma cacao, which literally means 'food of the gods'.The main cacao-producing countries are the Ivory Coast and Ghana.ONE of the most loved food products in the world is chocolate.Chocolate is made from the roasted beans of the cacao tree, native to Central and South America where...
From pirate’s hideaway to a sleepy fishing village, this contemporary, laid-back beach community on the western side of the 20-mile-long Placencia Peninsula is home to a bevy of luxe resorts, each of which can make your vacation the one you’ve dreamed about. Chabil Mar Chabil Mar Vill...
Other popular celebrations held throughout the year include the Battle of the Drums, the delicious Toledo Cacao Festival, the world-renowned La Ruta Maya River Challenge, and Garifuna Settlement Day. October is a great time to visit, as the World Indigenous Music Festival features hundreds of ...