Let's talk about something really important: Chocolate. In honor of my birthday week, I've decided to name a few of favorite places to indulge yourself.

Visit any of these places and you'll feel like you're in Belgium minus the train ride on the Eurostar and the time off week. You can think of it as a quick mid-week pick me up like I do. And in the case of fine chocolate, less is definitely more at least that is what I keep telling myself.

1. L'Artisan du Chocolat - How to describe? Hmmm, L'Artisan du Chocolat is basically the Rolls Royce of Chcolate. Smart little shop close to Sloan Square filled with very delicate and beautiful ganache filled chooclates, among many, many others. Something a little unique is that you can book yourself on a chocolate tasting in their atelier in Kent and learn more about the fine art of chocolate making.

89 Lower Sloane Street, SW1
Tel: 020 7824 8365
www.artisanduchocolat.com

2. La Maison du Chocolat - Well if L'Artisan du Chocolat is the Rolls Royce of Chocolate, then it's only fair to call La Maison du Chocolat the Bentley of Chocolate.

45-46 Piccadilly, W1
Tel: 020 7287 8500
www.lamaisonduchocolat.co.uk

3. The Chocolate Society - Best hot chocolate in town.

36 Elizabeth Street, SW1
Tel: 020 7352 5857
www.chocolate.co.uk

4. Melt - Relatively new, but fabulous shop in Notting Hill on fabulous Ledbury Road brings chocolate and shopping together.

59 Ledbury Road
London W11 2AA
Tel: 020 7727 5030
www.meltchocolates.com

5. Paul A Young Fine Chocolates --lovely little shop on Camden Passage in Islington. Best part: you can join Paul on one of his delicious chocolate workshops.

33 Camden Passage
London N1
Tel: 020 7424 5750
www.payoung.net