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Chocolate Bar Dubai
Affordable luxury could be force that unites the world!
I was sitting in the Chocolate Bar — a candy store for sophisticates, in New York's most fabulous department store, Henri Bendel (sorry Barneys New York, but you know it's true) — thinking how fabulous it felt to be taking a break from my Christmas shopping somewhere so fragrant (is that Turkish coffee truffles I smell?), warm, and cozy.
When the economy is in the dumps, experts say the cosmetics floors at department stores still do well because people like to come to places like Bendel, and they feel like they can always afford a $25 lipstick. But the Chocolate Bar — with its delectable truffles and pastries, New York egg creams, rich coffees, and iced and hot chocolate and teas — was even better than cosmetics. For just a few bucks (for some chocolate-flavored rooibos tea and some dark chocolate-covered potato sticks), I could sit in Bendel and feel like I was living way beyond my means without doing any real damage (except maybe to my arteries).
It makes sense that people around the world literally want a piece of this. So in light of the news that Chocolate Bar is expanding to the Middle East, MOLI tracked down founder Alison Nelson for some hot and sticky dish on the power of chocolate:
Chocolate Bar expanding to Dubai! Could chocolate be the force that unites the world? Seriously, enjoyment of chocolate seems to be a universal. Does chocolate have any special significance in the Middle East?
Chocolate is universally loved, that's for sure. I've always been a big believer in the littlest things being the most life/mood/emotion changing. I think chocolate is one of those things. Good chocolate can make anyone happier. Dubai and the Middle East are ready for the arrival of a more gourmet chocolate industry. I think Chocolate Bar will be a fun addition to the chocolate companies already in the region.
When the economy is in the dumps, experts say the cosmetics floors at department stores still do well because people like to come to places like Bendel, and they feel like they can always afford a $25 lipstick. But the Chocolate Bar — with its delectable truffles and pastries, New York egg creams, rich coffees, and iced and hot chocolate and teas — was even better than cosmetics. For just a few bucks (for some chocolate-flavored rooibos tea and some dark chocolate-covered potato sticks), I could sit in Bendel and feel like I was living way beyond my means without doing any real damage (except maybe to my arteries).
It makes sense that people around the world literally want a piece of this. So in light of the news that Chocolate Bar is expanding to the Middle East, MOLI tracked down founder Alison Nelson for some hot and sticky dish on the power of chocolate:
Chocolate Bar expanding to Dubai! Could chocolate be the force that unites the world? Seriously, enjoyment of chocolate seems to be a universal. Does chocolate have any special significance in the Middle East?
Chocolate is universally loved, that's for sure. I've always been a big believer in the littlest things being the most life/mood/emotion changing. I think chocolate is one of those things. Good chocolate can make anyone happier. Dubai and the Middle East are ready for the arrival of a more gourmet chocolate industry. I think Chocolate Bar will be a fun addition to the chocolate companies already in the region.
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10:36 EST, 10.Dec.07
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