If you're a chocolate lover I know your passion for the rich goodness of great chocolate is high and you'll do almost anything to satisfy your need. This drive for chocolate could be an addiction.

Well, at least we know chocolate isn't bad for you (at least when you don't indulge in excess.) Course, if you really are a chocolate love this isn't news to you. Did you have a party the first time you read chocolate was good for you?

So now that it's okay, we're more passionate about finding and enjoying the best chocolate we can find. But where do you find the best?

Well, if you go on a cruise, almost every cruise line has a special, chocolate only, dessert buffet. This is a wicked indulgence but, hey, you're on vacation.

You could travel the globe. You could visit every gourmet shop in the world. You could use the internet to make little surprise dicoveries.

Or you can visit your local, or online, bookstore.

Well, this won't bring you the instant gratification you might crave but it will open a world of possibility to you. Especially if you're handy in the kitchen, or know somebody who is, you could have a new chocolate delight every day of the week.

What I know for sure is that traveling great distances and spending tons of cash you don't have just isn't necessary. Chocolate lovers need never leave home to find the perfect treat to satisfy the never-satisfied cravings.