Let’s face it, as much as we like high end chocolate, we all have secret chocolate obsessions for one or two particular candies that, no matter how sophisticated our palates become, we always have a yearning for. Over at TheChocolateCritic.com I shared with you some of mine ... and now it’s your turn to share yours with the rest of us.

Katrina Markoff, founder of Vosges, is in tune with the times. Perhaps best among her peers, Katrina has learned the lesson taught by Howard Schultz and Starbucks: She’s not just selling chocolate, she’s selling lifestyle—chocolate as a fashion accessory. You go into a Vosges boutique and you get a lesson in flavor as well as the option to buy apparel, handbags, and videos. Oh, and chocolate, too.

There is a danger in this, especially if the chocolate does not live up to the expectations that are set. Virtually without exception, the chocolate challenges most people’s conceptions of what flavors chocolate can be paired with; sadly, the execution is not always up to the idea.

A Reader Writes, “Your site is most interesting. My husband is a wine person and I’m always telling him how much more complex chocolate is. He claims it doesn’t have enough bouquet to interest him. Do you know anything about the varieties and intoxicating qualities of chocolate’s aroma? Or, anything I could read so we can settle this? Thanks in advance for your help with these questions.” Dear Reader: Normally disputes like this are left to Dear Abby or Miss Manners, but seeing as how you’ve asked me to address this particular marital, um, disagreement, I will do my utmost to provide satisfactory resolution ...

Interaction is at the heart of a successful web site. In some cases, the interaction gets hidden, visible only to the few people who take part in the discussion and those who happen across it as they browse through the site. On this page I will list some of the more interesting discussions that are taking place so that you may join in. ...