An apple a day [antikvár]

IntroductionEverything is white, silent and cold. I haven't tasted chocolate for over ten years and now I'm walking down the street unwrapping a Kit Kat. I don't know which is stranger - this sudden fall of snow, blanketing London in stillness, or eating a bar of chocolate in public. It tastes amazing.This moment may sound mundane but it represents a new food-frontier for me. It's a target I've set myself and it's taken me weeks to find the courage. This morning I woke early and knew it was time. So I bought a large takeaway coffee and the chocolate bar and walked alone in the snow, savouring every warm, melting mouthful.How long is it exactly since I last ate chocolate? Put it this way, the last Kit Kat I bought was in paper and silver foil, not this hermetically-sealed wrapper. After an absence of more than a decade, it's clear that the world of chocolate has expanded - there are so many varieties on offer: mint and orange flavours, limited-edition peanut and caramel, even 'chunky' versions.Remember when Kate Moss said, 'Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels'? She's wrong: chocolate does.As I walk and eat and sip, I reflect on the challenge I set myself a few months back, in autumn, and the progress I've made. Even though it's nearly Christmas and I haven't bought a single present yet, I feel a weird sense of optimism. As this year draws to a close I have decided to put a lot of neuroses and regrets and sadness