So there I was, scrolling through my Twitter feed, only to stumble across an unbelievably realistic chocolate heart. Made out of delicious chocolate, this gruesome organ was crafted for Valentine's Day as an alternative to the traditional heart-shaped chocolates out...
A sign of a great festival is one that is well know, returns year after year, and serves a global audience. Grenada Chocolate Fest fits into that category, as the ever-popular multi-day event is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The annual...
If you're like me, you like to have something to hand when sipping on a steaming mug of hot chocolate. The nation fiercely debates which type of biscuit is best for dunking. Is it the humble Digestive biscuit, a Rich...
Green & Black's started on London's Portobello Road back in 1991 and has since grown into a giant that's now part of Mondelēz International. The core products are created with organic and Fairtrade cocoa. Besides producing a range of chocolate bars, Green & Black's also stocks a range of gifting products, including chocolate hampers.
Montezuma's describes themselves as an "ethical British chocolate brand", and this year they've had their Easter Egg packaging firmly in their sights for an environmentally friendly makeover. They've created a range of Eco Easter eggs that do away with the...
You may have heard of ChatGPT, a text-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform developed by OpenAI. It is designed to generate text in response to user input, based on the vast amount of text data it has been trained on. The...
In 2021, I found myself in sudden need of a large Easter egg. The supermarket shelves were full of the usual selection of small, medium and large eggs, but I sought something bigger. Which got me thinking. How large is...
The famous Knightsbridge store is open online, and boasts a selection of luxurious chocolate gifts for everyone. Why not treat somebody you love with a thoughtful box of chocolate truffles, a cannister of enrobed nuts, or a selection of chocolate treats from other luxurious chocolate brands?
I got wind of free chocolate and I was off like a shot! In a novel approach to running down Christmas stocks, Love Cocoa decided to 'give away' two free 75g festive chocolate bars (normally priced at £4.50 each). Customers...
When I planned my chocolate tour of London, I knew I had to call into Piccadilly's finest grocer to see if I could get my hands on one of their weirdest creations - chocolate made with baked beans. Yes, you...
If you've not heard of Lucocoa yet, you must have been hiding under a rock. Lucocoa is a London-based bean-to-bar chocolate maker and has fast made a reputation for itself creating high-quality, scratch-made chocolate made with cocoa beans, lucuma, and...
The biting cold wind is fast drawing in and so I found myself looking longfully at my hot chocolate maker thinking it was about time I put it to good use. During a trip to Bridgend Designer Outlet I came...