When researching the various chocolate tours available in London I discovered that the name "Pierre Hermé of Paris" kept cropping up. Having read the reviews it transpired that whilst the chocolate goes down very well it's the macaroons that go...
For one night only... East London will be the setting for a one night pop-up Chocolate restaurant this weekend. The Cocoa Club presents a funky taste experience for you to indulge in a three-course meal cooked with hints of dark...
The phrase ‘Belgian chocolate’ is widely used as a marketing term in Britain nowadays. While originally used as a stamp of quality, it is now just as likely to conjure up a mental image of mass-produced, over-sweet Belgian truffles. It...
Fancy a night away, feasting on chocolate desserts, making your own chocolate truffles, and sipping on hot chocolate, with a comfortable room and full hotel and spa facilities available to you? Look no further than this short break.
I'd spotted the Hotel Chocolat Penne Cocoa Pasta in a store before. It caught my eye as it was something unusual. I didn't pick it up though. Next I saw it featured in a TV programme (it might have been...
Known to many food journalists through her highly-respected PR agency Nudge PR, which she founded in 2004, Kate Johns has been a leading player in creating Britain’s now vibrant quality chocolate scene. Much of Kate’s work has been behind-the-scenes, using...
One of the exciting trends in the world of chocolate is the move to transform cacao into chocolate in its own country of origin. In Brazil, chef Samantha Aquim, a charismatic and eloquent figure, has created Q chocolate to showcase...
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?
There is no doubting the Great British appetite for chocolate brownies. Around the country, brownies are sold in cafes, bakeries, chocolate shops and market stalls, with cyberspace, too, hosting a number of website brownie businesses. Food blogger Helen Parkins (aka...
Ever since Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was published in 1964 it has enchanted generations of children. Dahl’s vivid, grippingly-told story of a poor boy named Charlie Bucket who loves chocolate and who, through the astonishingly lucky...
Stroll along Monmouth Street and your eye might well be caught by simple yet striking window display – an open leather suitcase containing some colourful bars of chocolate, Welcome to Coca Hernando’s latest pop-up venture. Launched at the end of...
Many patissiers have a penchant for chocolate. In fact, many of Britain’s best-known chocolatiers have come to chocolate from a pastry background; Damian Allsop, William Curley, Paul Wayne Gregory, Barry Johnson of Rococo and Paul A. Young, for example. It’s...