Chocolate Week

Easter Eggs breaking the mould

It’s always fun to see what ideas chocolatiers can come up with to make the humble Easter egg original and exciting and this year there are some amazing products on offer – here are just some of our favourites:

We love the bubble wrap effect on Damian Allsop’s Golden Egg made from Virunga 68% by Original Beans. It not only offers an interesting texture but also that satisfying ‘pop’ of the bubble with the clever…

Xoco trip to Honduras: a project to save fine cocoa

A group of chocolate producers, chocolatiers and experts were recently invited by Xoco to visit their project in Honduras. I was privileged enough to be amongst that group. Xoco has the goal of producing the best flavoured cocoa beans in the world by selecting the finest cocoa trees and reproducing them. It’s an initiative that will hopefully go a long way to addressing the huge problems that currently face the cocoa growing industry, such as generations of farmers moving away from growing cocoa…