Since 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. With Overlooked, we’re adding the stories of remarkable women. Around the time Ruth Wakefield began making a chocolate ...

That Ruth Wakefield invented the chocolate chip cookie by dint of training, talent and hard work may not appeal to people who like their women quiet, passive and unassuming. But people who knew ...

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.

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 ...