THE CHOCOLATE REVOLUTION

A Dutch shopkeeper figures out how to squeeze the fat out of chocolate. His son makes cocoa powder better, his grandson turns it into a global brand, and an English chocolatier puts the fat right back in to invent the chocolate bar. From cocoa powder to white chocolate, discover the inventions, accidents, and science that changed chocolate forever.

CHOCOLATE: THE CONTROLLED DISASTER

Chocolate begins with a strange tropical fruit, a pile of fermenting seeds, and a farmer who knows when to leave things alone. Follow cacao from the rainforest to the chocolate maker’s grinder, discovering the science, the people, and the decisions that turn bitter seeds into one of the world’s favorite foods.