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 19, he had already won a national prize for bakery....
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 silvestre’ (Criollo chocolate pure and wild) are the verbal clue...
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 irresistibly of an Arctic explorer, the sort of man who...
Join celebrity chef Eric Lanlard at his Cake Boy boutique and learn how to make two of his favourite mini chocolate dishes. There's also a champagne afternoon tea to enjoy at the end.
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, sweets and hot chocolate drinks. There will be an easter...
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 insight into cocoa, showcasing a selection of unflavoured chocolate ganaches...
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 to with it (that's why McVities invented the Chocolate Hobnob)....
Perfect if you can't decide which chocolate bar to choose, this Conscious Chocolate Hamper contains vegan, raw chocolate bars from the entire Conscious range. Presented in a stylish gift box or wicker hamper, it's ideal for giving as a thoughtful gift and is also a great value way to sample the full range of flavoured chocolate bars.
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 came on the wind of the carnival, a warm wind...
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 story of a mysterious, passionate woman Vianne Rocher who, together...
Despite the economic doom and gloom, the market for quality chocolate is in buoyant form. While Tesco’s sales slumped in the run-up to Christmas, independent chocolatiers around the country enjoyed increased sales as the public’s appetite for good chocolate continues...
Nestlé UK is to move its head office to Gatwick in West Sussex after being based in Croydon for 40 years. The confectionery company which produces Kit Kat, Smarties, Aero, Yorkie and Quality Street decided to make the 15-mile journey...