Travel the World Through Chocolate

Vosges Haut Chocolate is an up-and-coming chocolate boutique. With shops around the country in cities like Chicago and Las Vegas, they are sure making a hit with their unique flavor combinations. Their slogan is "Travel the World Through Chocolate", which is exactly what they do. They have innovative flavors like Bacon Caramel Toffee and and the Smoke & Stout Caramel Bar. However, they also like to experiment with different regions flavors. Some of these brainchilds include the Amalfi Bar which has lemon zest and pink peppercorns in a white chocolate bar, and the Couture Cocoa Sampler which features flavors like lavender-infused La Parisienne, spicy mexican  Aztec Elixir, and the classic, vanilla bean- infused Bianca. No matter where you would like to go in the world, Vosges Haut Chocolate will get you there before you can even buy your plane ticket.

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Movie Night: Midnight in Paris

If you've ever wished to venture into romantic 1920s Paris, then Midnight in Paris is the movie for you. Midnight in Paris is set in modern-day Paris, France, where Gil Pender (Owen Wilson) travels to Paris on a vacation with his fiancee, Inez (Rachel McAdams) and her parents. Gil is a Hollywood screenwriter struggling to write a novel. When the clock strikes midnight, Gil is transported back to 1920s Paris. Here he meets art and litertaure heavyweights like Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, and Ernest Hemingway. He gets feedback on how to make his novel a hit, while also falling in love with Picasso's mistress, Adriana who longs to live the 1890s. However, in his time travels, he learns that no matter what time period you think you would like better, it will soon become the unsatisfying present you were trying to run away from.

I liked this movie because it was a very intriguing idea for a story. I like how it focuses on art and literature when there was an artisanal quality that many novels and such don't have today. I thought it was an creative yet classic story with a captivating plot and a romantic undertone. I would recommend this movie if you are wanting something inspirational and something romantic. Ah, doux mystére d'amour.

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