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Chocolatier.co.uk’s hot chocolate taste test

May 14 2012

For much of its history, chocolate has been consumed in liquid form as a drink, rather than eaten as a solid. Ground cocoa, sweetened with sugar and flavoured with aromatic [...]

What’s in store for chocolate lovers this Easter?

April 3 2012

If Andy Williams was crooning a song about Easter, he would surely describe it as the most chocolatey time of the year. So with Easter almost upon us, Chocolatier.co.uk decided [...]

Review: The Language of Chocolates by Bruno D’Arcy

March 30 2012

The mysterious allure of chocolate is the theme of this slim volume by poet Bruno D’Arcy. As the title suggests, this is written by someone who cares for words and [...]

Interview with Keith Hurdman, Thorntons’ Master Chocolatier

March 23 2012

Thorntons’ Master Chocolatier, Keith Hurdman was recently presented with the Chocolatier of the Year award, the industry’s most prestigious prize. But he started out on the awards trail young. By [...]

Review: Oialla Chocolate

March 16 2012

The small, neat, square, matte white cardboard box with the stylishly confident Oialla ‘signature’ across the lid evokes the elegant packaging of high-end cosmetics. The words ‘Chocolato Criollo Puro y [...]

Bean to Bar: Interview with Rasmus Bo Bojesen, creator of Oialla

March 13 2012

Vigorous and humorous (and with the firmest handshake I have ever encountered), acclaimed Danish chef and restaurateur Rasmus Bo Bojesen, creator of Oialla chocolate, radiates energy and drive, reminding me [...]

Chocolate Festival heading to Bristol

March 9 2012

THE CHOCOLATE Festival has chosen this Easter as the time to launch its popular event in Bristol. The city will host a range of stalls showing off artisan chocolates, cakes, [...]

Review: Damian Allsop Pure Collection

March 7 2012

A pioneer of the water-based ganache, Damian Allsop’s innovative approach to making chocolate has made him a chocolatier to watch with interest. With his Pure Collection, he offers an intriguing [...]

Review: Fortnum & Mason Florentines

February 24 2012

Dare I say this on a chocolate website? Yes. Sometimes, chocolate is too… chocolatey. It’s sometimes too sweet, it’s not always what you fancy and you might like something else [...]

Review: Chocolat by Joanne Harris

February 15 2012

Just as the title indicates, this is an appetising novel – one which is not only about chocolate but, at heart, about the appetite for life. Its opening sentence ‘We [...]