Wacky Snacks: Meiji Black Chocolate

They say it takes about 21 days to establish a new habit. But my recent research suggests four days in a row is enough to get hooked on eating cookies for breakfast. Now I’m starting to wonder if there’s anything wrong with that. These cookies...

For the past 40 years, my parents have exchanged the same presents on their wedding anniversary. In addition to the concert tickets, jewelry, tennis rackets, coffee mugs and fridge magnets, the list always includes See’s Candies. The gift exchange...

An intoxicating chocolate smell wafts through the air from behind a reclaimed wood bar. The man tending to the latest batch offers me a free sample, breaking off two fruity, bittersweet tiles from single-origin 70 percent Nicaraguan bar. Welcomes...

Once you’ve smelled it, you’re hooked. There’s simply nothing comparable to the wafting aroma of coffee beans roasting, except maybe the smell of freshly ground coffee brewing. What’s more, coffee always tastes better when it’s brewed shortly...

“There are two reasons why you want tea with mooncakes,” said Peter Luong, owner of Song Tea & Ceramics in San Francisco, over FaceTime this week. “First, it’s a traditional pairing. Second, those things are calorie bombs. The pastry is often lard...