Archives for the 'chocolate' tag
Vegan Bin Laden Chocolate for the Troops
Nice gesture or a terrible kind of cruelty all its own?:
A chocolatier and longtime People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals supporter is making the special vegan chocolates for the troops after reading about how difficult it was to get chocolate in Afghanistan. The so-called “bin Laden bites” give the troops the chance to bite his head off, a news release from PETA said.
In addition to supporting the troops and protesting the Sept. 11 attacks, PETA said it also wanted to use the chocolates to protest bin Laden’s torture and killing of animals during and in the days following the World Trade Center attacks, when their guardians were killed, leaving the animals to die of dehydration, starvation or exposure to toxic fumes.
A Waste of a Good Bunny?
Generally, I don’t like to see a good rabbit–chocolate or otherwise–go to waste. How about a nice Lapin Rôti à la Moutarde? Or a nice nibble from the chocolate ears? But I’ll make an exception in this case: The team at LERNERT ENGELBERTS has turned chocolate bunnies into fodder for arty mini-movies. Dark, dark arty mini-movies. Probably about mortality and stuff. Click on the bunny to watch.
Via BoingBoing
Mars Offers a New Way for Choco-holics to Make Money
A few weeks ago, Mars launched a new project called Dove Chocolate Discoveries, a direct selling company that encourages sales representatives (“chocolatiers”) to throw chocolate tasting parties in hopes of selling Mars products. The website explains:
You don’t need experience to be a Chocolatier, just an ability to share your enthusiasm for chocolate. At Chocolate Tasting parties, where the hostess invites her friends, you’ll share delicious new treats and demonstrate entertaining ideas. (No cooking experience required!)
What party isn’t made better with chocolate? I think Mars is about to give the Girl Scouts a run for their money. And chocolatiers receive 25% of their sales – with the economy going downhill, this isn’t a bad idea for a side job. Especially because it seems we refuse to give up indulging in chocolatey goodness even as the economy worsens.
