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…
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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…
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Last week, the Chocolate Week team attended a lecture on chocolate hosted by the London Gastronomy Seminars, an organisation aiming to put the technical back into the understanding of what makes food good and why. Entitled Chocolate: from bean to bar to fantasy, we were treated to talks and tastings from Seventy%’s Martin Christy and founder of…
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With the end of the year fast approaching, we asked some of the top bloggers with an expertise in chocolate to tell us about their five standout chocolates of 2011. Bars seemed to dominate but filled chocolates weren’t ignored, with four out of the six bloggers choosing Demarquette’s Royal Merina ganache as one of their favourites.
There’s a lovely international feel to the selection, with a variety of origins making an appearance as well as chocolate makers and chocolatiers from…
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We’re pleased to announce the launch of our very own exclusive tasting club, in partnership with online chocolate boutique, Chocolate and Love.
Using our extensive contacts with international chocolate makers, we’ll source bars from around the world, bringing you the best high-end chocolate out there, including international makers not easily available in this country, top UK chocolatiers and chocolate makers and of course, Chocolate Week participants.
For just £28.50 per…
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