Chocolate is a delight whether we're biting into a bar or sipping hot cocoa, but who was the original inventor of this treat? Although it's now familiar as candy, chocolate's origins are much deeper.

More than 4,000 years ago in ancient Mesoamerica—a region that covers much of Mexico and Central America today—the first cacao plants were found. The plant gave us chocolate, which is celebrated ...

The history of who invented chocolate and how it's made is as interesting as the food is delicious. Mayans and Aztecs used cacao beans as a form of currency and even offered the beans to their gods.

When we caught up with Jean-Georges cooking squab with legendary French chef Michel Bras at D'Artagnan's 25th Anniversary Party on Sunday, we had to know: Who really created the chocolate phenomenon ...