At Melrose and Morgan we are firm believers that you should spoil the ones you love every day of the year. But, there is no doubt that Valentine’s Day gives you the perfect excuse to gorge yourself on chocolate (at least half of which you have given, out of the kindness of your heart, to the one you love!).

However, when you think that chocolate was once considered so potent it was prescribed by 18th century doctors to mend a broken heart, and that nuns in the 1600s were banned from sampling the dark stuff for fear of its sexual reputation, the historical power of chocolate makes you think a bit more carefully about its rather gooey association with Valentine’s Day as we now know it.

It’s certainly not news that chocolate is an aphrodisiac; for 2,000 years its powers have been revered as an ‘elixir of love’. And, the Aztecs, who discovered it, were on to something – we now know chocolate contains serotonin  and high levels of phenylethylamine, a naturally occurring chemical that promotes feelings of bliss and happiness, associated with being in love.

Quite frankly we would love chocolate regardless, but there is something rather fabulous about knowing that it has been used to help fuel passion for millennia!

Luckily we have got some fabulous treats at Melrose and Morgan to ensure that loves true elixir makes its way to your table this Valentine’s Day.

Our little Valrhona Chocolate Tarts with Dark Griottines Cherries in Kirsch and chocolate ganache, Rococo’s Venus Nipples and Lips, Marc de Champagne Truffles and Madame Oiseau’s Heart Lollipops and Polka Dot Love Heart chocolates are available in both our stores and poised to set pulses racing this weekend…