New England, USA

AMERICAN CHOCOLATE WEEK
March 14-20, 2011
Distinctive Inns of New England, a group
of nine inns in Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and New Hampshire

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DISTINCTIVE INNS OF NEW ENGLAND CELEBRATE AMERICAN CHOCOLATE WEEK BY ROLLING OUT THE CHOCO-CARPET

Get a fabulous chocolate recipe each day through March 20

American Chocolate Week is celebrated each year during the third week in March, March 14-20, 2011. Sandwiched between two of the ultimate chocolate holidays, Valentine's Day and Easter, American Chocolate Week offers the ultimate decadent sugar buzz. To celebrate the Distinctive Inns of New England, a group of nine inns in Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, will roll out the cocoa carpet with recipes and a customized chocolate treat for one lucky person. Lest one think this an unhealthy holiday, Distinctive Inns of Rockland are out to prove that a little chocolate a day will keep the doctor away, as the antioxidant qualities in chocolate offer benefits better than an apple.

Each day from now through March 20, the Distinctive Inns of Rockland will feature a different chocolate recipe from their collections on their blog. Look for everything from chocolate crusted beef to mocha muffins, brownies, truffles, breads and more. Now your readers have the perfect resource for the right chocolate treat to serve in their own homes during American Chocolate Week.

Simply "like" Distinctive Inns of New England on Facebook or read the daily blog entries for photos and easy links to great recipes. Refer friends and fans to Distinctive Inns of New England's Facebook page and when they comment, tell them to mention you referred them. The person who refers the most people to "like" Distinctive Inns of New England between now and March 20 will receive a customized chocolate treat of their own.


What's in store at DINE Inns during American Chocolate Week?

All within a few hours from Boston, the Distinctive Inns of New England will be rolling out the cocoa carpet during American Chocolate Week.

Rabbit Hill Inn, will pay homage to American Chocolate Week at breakfast, tea time and dinner. Starting with breakfast look for homemade baked items including chocolate zucchini read, chocolate tea cakes, oatmeal chocolate chip muffins with streusel topping. Breakfast entrees will delight chocolate lovers with Frangelico Chocolate waffles drizzled with warm Vermont maple syrup and topped with a handmade chocolate hazelnut truffle or perhaps Cinnamon Crepes filled with dark chocolate and ricotta cream, served with grilled bananas and
toasted cashews might be another choice. The afternoon tea table will offer a large daily selection of chocolate delicacies, and then the dessert menu at dinner might include everything from Baklava Fudge Brownie Sundae Greek frozen chocolate yogurt, Ouzo whipped cream, topped with ganache to Chocolate Marquis, a rich chocolate tower, pistachio, caramel, and curry anglaise.

The Captain's House Inn will feature decadent chocolate treats for cream and high tea all week including chocolate digestives and earl grey chocolate cake. Super chocoholics can order the inn's homemade chocolate truffles including the Captain House's signature tea infused chocolate truffles for an extra choco-boost.

Look for desserts like Baked Fudge Cake from the Camden Maine Stay, Chocolate Truffle Brownies and Red Velvet Whoopie Pies from the Deerfield Inn and Mocha Muffins and Chocolate Bourbon Bread Pudding from the Chesterfield Inn. Stay at any of the Distinctive Inns of New England during American Chocolate Week and your sweet tooth and chocolate cravings are sure to be satisfied.

For more information on Distinctive Inns of New England, visit www.distinctiveinns.com. To view Distinctive Inns of New England's blog, visit http://blog.distinctiveinns.com.

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