This week’s guest on Chefs Coast to Coast is an exciting one. Who wouldn’t want to be a chocolate expert? Chicago native, Valerie Beck is the founder of Chocolate Uplift and of Valerie’s Original Chocolate Tours. The chocolate expert has been featured numerous times on TV, radio and print. Beck created the first chocolate tours in 2005 to introduce chocolate lovers to small-batch chocolate shops and bakeries.

The contest has ended and Nancy C. was the lucky winner! Congrats, Nancy!

Try This Week’s Recipe!

recipe-cacoabreakfast

Text version of this recipe

Metabolism Boosting Breakfast

Ingredients:

  • Grapfruit
  • Cacao Beans

Directions:

  • Crumble 2 raw cacao beans on a grapefruit half
  • Enjoy!

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