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If 10,000 Chicago Biters eat one bar's worth of sustainably grown chocolate instead of the regular kind, we'll maintain 200 acres of rain forest.

While chocolate isn't really an aphrodisiac, it does contain a small amount of the mild mood-enhancer phenylethylamine.

C is for Chocolate

The Bite

Forget the Cookie Monster. When it comes to sweets, there's only one word that starts with C: chocolate. Dark, spiced with curry, or wrapped around a perfect square of caramel, we're goners, which is one of many reasons we indulge at Vosges, a Chicago-based sweets company with a green mission. On top of using organic cream, sugar, butter, and nuts, Vosges's production facilities are certified organic, use 100% renewable energy and pack everything up in adorable, 100% recycled boxes. Our V-Day request is in for the limited-edition Love Tower: two heart-shaped boites, one with 1/4 lb caramel toffee and the other with a 16-piece Exotic Truffle Collection. And that's (more than) good enough for us...

Wanna Try

Vosges, 951 W. Armitage Ave. b/t Sheffield Ave. and Bissell St. (773-296-9866) and 520 N. Michigan Ave. b/t Illinois St. and Grand Ave. (312-644-9450). Love Tower, $58.

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The Chocolate Tip

Feb 14,2008

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