Coffee & Reading the morning paper

• [Chocolate Event] St. Michael’s Maryland Chocolate Festival, “ChocolateFest” is happening on Saturday, March 20th from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. “ChocolateFest will include restaurant chefs conjuring up amazing delectable special menu items to showcase chocolate inspired dishes and desserts. Our inns and bed and breakfasts will feature chocolate inspired get-away packages. Join in the fun during The Galley’s Chocolate Pie eating contest, or start your day off with the 2nd Annual Hot Chocolate Run/Walk.” More information here.

• How Corporate America Created the Chocolate Chip Cookie: From kitchen confection to patriotic icon
• Watching: Coffee Chat with Renaud Capuçon (French classical violinist), Nespresso
• Trending: The Chocolate Whopper from Burger King. Wonder if searches for this are re pre-April Fool’s ideas (when this was first launched)?
• Trending: Reviews of Starbucks’ new iced espresso milk-alternative drinks. We’ll post ours soon. Have you tried one of the new Starbucks drinks? Comment below.

Quote for the weekend

Stand tall and proud

Sink your roots into the Earth

Be content with your natural beauty

Go out on a limb

Drink plenty of water

Think long term

Enjoy the view!

Advice from a Tree

Some chocolate dessert

• Easter Chocolate: These Easter eggs by Italian brand Amedei are absolutely stunning. Which one is your favorite?
• Recipe: Chocolate-Dulce de Leche Flan from a Parisian blogger 🙂 Yum!
• Recipe: Best chocolate dessert recipes from Saveur
• Chocolate Treats: Guido Gobino Milk & White Chocolate Covered Sicilian Almonds. Yum!
• Recipe: Need a recipe for iced chocolate dalgona this spring?

your Coffee shop outfit

• How gorgeous is this suit? Buy ethical outfits from here.
• Bar & Cocoa is now carrying Puchero, an Italian and Spanish chocolate roastery and factory that’s situated in the outskirts of Madrid. Have you tried their creations?

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Have a lovely weekend.

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