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July 19, 2005
Chocolate massage
(Photo: Hotel Hershey)
A chocolate massage? Why not!
I found this story about the latest trend in high end spa treatments:
"Chocolate is very rejuvenating for your skin. It is moisturizing and good for cell renewal," said Howard Kohlenberg, owner of Manhattan's Le Petit Spa (search), an upscale oasis that features chocolate-based manicures, pedicures, body scrubs and massages.Kohlenberg's is only one of many spas preaching chocolate's health and beauty benefits. And customers agree: taking care of one's skin never felt or smelled so good.
Purely for the sake of research — or so my editor thinks — I decided get a taste of what this chocolate trend is all about. This mild-mannered reporter transformed into ... the Human Bonbon.
My first stop was the spa at The Hotel Hershey (search), in Hershey, Pa., where signature services include a Chocolate Fondue Wrap ($105), Whipped Cocoa Bath ($45), Chocolate Bean Body Polishing ($60) and Cocoa Massage ($50-$150).
I've actually stayed at the Hotel Hershey a few times but never visited the spa, though the hotel is nice and the restaurant is very good. The writer, however, visited a lot of spas researching the story, and I have to say she was very thorough. The benefits of an expense account! Well worth reading the whole article.
Posted by The Pragmatic Chef at July 19, 2005 8:04 AM
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