Chocolate Comfort Foods Reign Supreme This Valentine's Day!

DIVINE CHOCOLATE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF NATIONAL RECIPE STORY CONTEST

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Feb 10, 2010, 11:23 ET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for Valentine's Day, Divine Chocolate, owned by cocoa farmers, made for chocolate lovers, announces the winners of its Share the Love Recipe Story contest. In this unique twist on the traditional recipe contest, entrants were judged based on the personal story submitted describing their favorite chocolate recipe that they love to share with family and friends. Divine enlisted renowned comfort food bakers and cookbook authors Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito of Baked to serve as celebrity judges for the contest.

"We were amazed by the amount of heartfelt stories we received describing the chocolate comfort foods that people crave," says Matt Lewis. "We're clearly living in a period of time where gathering around the dinner table and enjoying conversation and comfort foods is cool again."

Chocolate lovers were encouraged to compete in one of four distinct categories: Best Chocolate Cookie Recipe Story; Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Story; Best Chocolate Drink Recipe Story; and Best Chocolate Pastry Recipe Story.

Contest Winners:

Best Chocolate Cookie Recipe Story
- Noelle Pearson of Philadelphia, PA (Recipe: Delicious Rounds)
Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Story
- Sal Williams of Clewiston, FL (Recipe: Truffle Love)
Best Chocolate Drink Recipe Story
- Adriana Jarrard of Charleston, SC (Recipe: Abuelitas Chocolate Caliente)
Best Chocolate Pastry Recipe Story
- Drew Tybus of Hoboken, NJ (Recipe: Warm Brownies, Cold Days)

Winners in each category will receive $250 in cash, a year's supply of Divine Chocolate -- and a special goodie bag featuring gifts from Baked, The Body Shop, Putumayo World Music and Ten Thousand Villages. To view winning stories and pictures of recipes, please visit www.divinechocolateusa.com.

In celebration of Valentine's Day, Divine also encourages members of the public to take part in a special Divine Valentine's Day Quiz designed to see how well you know your romantic partner.

SOURCE Divine Chocolate USA