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From oompa-loompas sailing on a chocolate sea in Roald Dahl’s children’s book to sweet gifts for mother’s day, chocolate is part of our imagination and our food culture. We take a close look at the cocoa bean and its progeny.

Guests:

Timothy Childs, chief chocolate officer for Tcho

Gary Guittard, owner of Guittard Chocolate, the oldest continuously family owned chocolate manufacturer in the U.S.

Alice Medrich, award winning cookbook author and former renowned pastry chef of Cocolat

Fay Weldon, author of "What Makes Women Happy," 50 plays for radio, stage and television, and over 20 novels

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