Today was the first day of the Winter Olympics in Turin, and we'll be hearing reports on the Games later in the program. But first, a little culinary nugget about this important Italian city. It's the ...

Tucked away in the far northwest of Italy is a city where chocolate reigns. The residents of Turin have been creating—and consuming—chocolate since the 16th century, culminating in a vibrant chocolate ...

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What could taste better than white truffles or gianduja chocolates? Both are specialties of Turin, an elegant baroque city, the first capital of a unified Italy, consistently overlooked by tourists.

I pressed my nose at the display window and stared at the chocolatier’s creations. From crusty gateaux to cup-sized sugar-dusted dessert to the dark chocolate truffles, I gawked. Just then I heard my ...

The Merenda Reale, or royal snack, is Turin's answer to England's afternoon tea. (Photo by Giorgio Perottino/Getty Images) The 18th-century version includes hot chocolate. Each country has its own ...

THE streets of Turin may be overflowing with Olympics visitors for a few weeks, but they always overflow with chocolate. Perhaps in no other place in the world, and certainly no other city in Europe, ...

CURRENTLY, the local chocolate king is Guido Gobino, a relative upstart and the son of a chocolate-maker. Mr. Gobino keeps up with the times as both the city's and the country's chocolate-makers ...