On a day when the world's headlines weigh heavily on everyone's shoulders, from ISIS and Ebola to child slave labor lawsuits and hostile takeovers, it's good to know that chocolate can not only prove tasty, but incredibly inspirational. I'm referring to the news last month involving John Costello, master chocolatier at Nestle's Product Technology Center in York, UK, and the man credited with actually being able to brew tea in a chocolate teapot. Now that's something, particularly if you're British or you love tea...or chocolate... or all three. Granted, the idiom, "As much use as a chocolate teapot," doesn't necessarily roll off my lips that often. To be honest, the first time I had heard it referenced was in this news story. Of course, it doesn't take much imagination to figure out what it means. Most of us are very familiar with what heat does to chocolate.
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