Chocolate, cheese and beer are all part of a well-balanced epicurean diet. Each starts with humble ingredients – cacao pods, sugar, milk, barley, malt and yeast – that are transformed by a seemingly magical process. Gothamist recently learned about all three from passionate experts in a “Chocolate, Beer and Cheese Pairing,” that took place at Jimmy’s No. 43. As anyone who’s ever had a cheese plate at McSorley’s can tell you, beer and cheese isn’t......

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed - Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, 'It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be......