
{"id":4758,"date":"2009-02-03T08:44:25","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T16:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=4758"},"modified":"2009-02-03T12:11:32","modified_gmt":"2009-02-03T20:11:32","slug":"sweets-for-the-sweet-local-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2009\/02\/03\/sweets-for-the-sweet-local-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweets for the sweet, local style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Margot C. Lester<br \/>\nStaff Writer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Aztecs called it xocolatl, which translates roughly to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bitter water.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d But they couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have been all that bitter about it because they also associated it with Xochiquetzal, the goddess of fertility. Perhaps that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why we associate chocolate with Valentine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day and other opportunities to win one another\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s affections. But is there more to the magic of chocolate than ancient deities and gift-giving traditions? Possibly. In one study, melting chocolate in the mouth increased heart rate and brain activity more intensely than passionate kissing.<br \/>\nWhoa! <\/p>\n<p>Whatever the reason, we love our chocolate. And we love giving (and getting) it for Valentine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day. From the dreaded (and clich\u00c3\u00a9d) Whitman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heart-shaped sampler to expensive imported confections, sweets for the sweet are pretty much a required element for a romantic Valentine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day. This year, why don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you show a little love for the object of your affection and your community by buying your Valentine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day candy from a local maker?<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nHere are three:<br \/>\n<strong>Carolina Confectionery Company <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolinaconfectionery.com\">www.carolinaconfectionery.com<\/a>  u  967-7500<br \/>\nHand-made toffee from mom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s recipe and other candies<br \/>\nValentine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s specials: Heart-shaped box of toffee ($35)<br \/>\nor Heart-shaped box of truffles ($40)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Chocolates<\/strong><br \/>\n107 N. Churton St., Hillsborough  u  732-0900<br \/>\nSelection of chocolate changes weekly<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miel Bon Bons Patisserie &#038; Confiserie<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mielbonbons.com\">www.mielbonbons.com<\/a>  u  Carr Mill Mall  u  967-2313<br \/>\nHand-crafted petit fours and bon bons<br \/>\nOf course, if you want to get your candy along with a whole slew of other goodies, head to Chapel Hill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mega gourmet grocery A Southern Season in University Mall. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got more high-end chocolate than you can shake a stick at. And at least you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be spending your tax dollars with a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153big box\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s locally owned and operated. <\/p>\n<p>Fancy chocolates also are available from the local outpost of Dutch chocolate-maker Chocolaterie Stam at Chapel Hill North.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s note: Did we miss a local maker of chocolates? Are there local candy makers we should know about before the next sweet-centric holiday (that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be Easter)? Drop a line with the business\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 name and contact information  to margot at carrborocitizen.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer The Aztecs called it xocolatl, which translates roughly to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bitter water.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d But they couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have been all that bitter about it because they also associated it with Xochiquetzal, the goddess of fertility. Perhaps that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why we associate chocolate with Valentine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day and other opportunities to win one another\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s affections&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features","category-mill"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4758"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4773,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4758\/revisions\/4773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}