In the world of fine chocolate, Valrhona is a major player, used by professional chefs and cookery schools around the globe. Excitingly for British chocolate-lovers, 2012 sees Valrhona bring their cooking with chocolate classes to our shores. “We want to...
The Mixed Selection from Matcha Chocolat is a collection of 16 freshly made chocolates. The selection itself changes due to the ongoing experimentation and search for new ingredients by founder Katie Christoffers, but the Oxfordshire-based company says that 5-7 varieties...
The Chocolate Festival got under way today on London's South Bank. In the shadows of the Royal Festival Hall, artisan chocolate makers gathered to show their wares to a curious and enthusiastic public on a bright, crisp December morning. Established...
Who doesn't love indulging in balls of creamy Swiss chocolate? Now you can unleash your nostalgic childhood memories and create your own Pick & Mix box of Lindt Lindor truffles online. Stick to the flavours you love, or treat yourself to some of the more difficult to find varieties. Let your imagination run wild and create a gift box either for you or for a loved one (or even both!).
These days the South Bank Centre in London isn’t only a cultural centre but, with its regular Real Food Market and food festivals, something of a foodie-shopping destination as well. This winter, chocolate takes centre stage at the South Bank...
It’s hard not to fall in love with this bar even before unwrapping it. Like all of Grenada’s products the exotic wrapper is completely out of step with the couture cartons of today’s chocolate bars. The brilliant colours suggest the...
Christmas is a’coming . . . and the chocolatiers are getting busy. This time of year sees chocolatiers bring out a range of seasonal novelties in order to tempt their customers. Innovative and creative chocolatier Paul A. Young is embracing...
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.
I know that I'm meant to go to a chocolate shop for chocolate (especially when writing for a blog about chocolate), but chocolate shop extraordinaire Melt are hiding a little secret. They've wrapped up their very best treat in pale...
Acclaimed chocolatier and patissier William Curley, four times winner of the Academy of Chocolate’s Chocolatier of the Year Award, has the reputation of being ‘the chocolatier’s chocolatier’. The publication by Jacqui Small of his first book in the UK, Couture...
A week-long celebration of chocolate kicks off next Monday with the return of Chocolate Week. Hundreds of chocolate themed events will be happening around the UK throughout Chocolate Week, which was dreamed up to promote high quality chocolate and chocolatiers....
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, hotels and companies, Gregory is now launching his own retail...