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Interviews

Chocolatier.co.uk visits Alexeeva & Jones

March 20 2013

The arrival of a new chocolate shop is always to be welcomed. London’s Notting Hill is now home to Alexeeva & Jones, a distinctly upmarket chocolate shop founded by Gareth [...]

Interview: Barry Johnson, Rococo’s Principal Chocolatier

March 7 2013

Photograph: James Murphy Barry Johnson, Rococo’s new Principal Chocolatier, is a man with plans and projects. Having just completed his first “very busy” year at Rococo taking over from his [...]

Interview: Tony Mycock, MD of HB Ingredients

February 21 2013

When looking at chocolates, we take in the presentation, the chocolatier’s name and then our thoughts turns quickly to the little shapes, their flavour and the promise of delights to [...]

Love and Chocolate

February 14 2013

Chocolate and romance are now inextricably linked together in the popular imagination. Sales of chocolate soar in preparation for today, Valentine’s Day, as people purchase chocolate tokens of their affection [...]

Chinese New Year Chocolate

February 4 2013

While most chocolatiers are currently focussed on Valentine’s Day, chocolatier Marc Demarquette is also offering a special collection – his Imperial Collection – for Chinese New Year, celebrated on February [...]

Chocolate in pop-up form

November 20 2012

Today (Tuesday November 20th) sees acclaimed chocolatier Damian Allsop launch his own pop-up shop in Tunbridge Wells as well as a pop-up shop at the Corinthia Hotel. “The opportunity presented [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Interview with Joanne Harris, author of ‘Chocolat’

February 14 2012

When one thinks of fictional depictions of chocolate, Joanne Harris’s romantic and sensuous novel Chocolat leaps to mind. Published in 1999, Harris’s novel is set in France and tells the [...]

Going for Gold: Paul Wayne Gregory

October 3 2011

This is an exciting time for professional chocolatier Paul Wayne Gregory. Well-known behind the scenes in the world of professional catering as a supplier of luxurious chocolates to high-end restaurants, [...]