When I think back on what sealed my friendship with my high school classmate Antje, the obvious answer is chocolate. I'll never forget her 18th birthday party, when we devoured double servings of her mother's amazing chocolate mousse, or the times I'd drop by her house to nibble on the German chocolate bars her dad brought home by the dozen from business trips to Europe.
But now that we're grownups, Antje and I don't get to share those rich chocolate moments anymore. She's a busy working mom, living with her husband and two-year-old boy a few minutes from the beautiful California...