Choco Story
One of the most heartening moments visiting Choco Story, the new iteration of Brussels' oldest chocolate museum, is when we find out how good chocolate is for our health.
It diminishes the risk of a stroke, stimulates vigilance, slows fatigue and works as an anti-depressant, decreases the risk of cardiac attack, ensures optimal circulation in the vascular system, keeps the heart in good condition, is rich in fluoride, tannins and phosphates which reduce tooth decay, relieves coughing, is rich in antioxidants, decreases the formation of blood clots in the arteries and improves endurance and muscle contraction during exercise. It's almost a duty to eat some.
The new look museum, which reopens on Monday, is still in central Brussels, just steps from the Grand-Place but it now fills 1,800m² of three interconnected buildings dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Co-owner Cedric Van Belle tells us all about it.