It's a beautiful day in Atlanta and after way too much fun at the barn I dragged myself into the office. I'm not a total truant. I came in before I rode and then worked from the blackberry at the barn (and in the car) but I needed to knock out real some work. I wasn't at my desk for 30 minutes before my good friend Todd Murphy called with a distraction. Todd is the pied piper of fun and I'll always follow him into the mountain. He tells me there's this incredible chocolate place and we've got to go. Clearly this was more important than work. Research!! I mean this could be a huge amazing new trend. I'm on my way!! And as deluded as that sounds - it is actually a huge amazing new trend!!

Cacao Atlanta is Kristen Hard's fabulous new 3,000 square-foot laboratoire and boutique full of exquisite chocolates. It's pristine and highly designed -- all created by Kristen. Golden haired, blue eyed with porcelin skin and incredible bone structure, she's the worst kind of pusher. Kirsten is the only woman doing this in the nation. And she does it all -- she formulated the concept, makes all the chocolates (having trained in Italy) and holds court behind the counter. This is a small but growing trend and she's right on the cusp of it.

Todd and I sidled up to the bar and were like junkies to a fix. She started us out with the aphrodisiac chocolate ice cream. Harmless -right? She slowly moved us onto the hard stuff: ginger chocolate buddhas, meltaway mint chocolates, salted chocolate caramels and these crazy little cupcakes. We were soaring. But it was a clean buzz. And while I was prepared for the processed sugar crash, four hours later I'm fine. I'm prepared to be addicted and I like it.

There's nothing processed, mass produced or artificial about this place. It's the real deal. Don't miss it.