"Life is like a box of chocolates," proclaimed Tom Hanks' character in the hit 1994 movie, Forrest Gump. And thanks to a recent boom in subscription services, you can now fill your life with many boxes of chocolates. Simply join...
To say thank you. To say sorry. To wish someone luck. To express gratitude. To congratulate somebody. To grovel, and to (try to) get out of the doghouse. To wish a happy birthday. To say thank you to parents and...
You've seen them at the supermarket (for months). They're also at the petrol station, and probably at the local Post Office too. Try as hard as you might, you simply can't escape the seasonal deluge of Easter Eggs. While kids...
Funky Hampers stocks a variety of chocolate hampers, chocolate bouquets, and personalised chocolate gifts, alongside a range of chocolate novelty gifts, all ideal for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, and other celebrations.
I'd wanted to try a bar of Rococo chocolate for some time now, and picked up a bar on my last visit to the capital. Previous contributors to Chocolatier.co.uk have waxed lyrical about their handmade chocolate bars. They've pawed through...
Chocolate champagne truffles are quite possibly the most romantic chocolate of all, favoured by romantics each February as Valentine's Day gifts for their loved ones. Bite size balls of chocolate blended with one of France's best known exports are loved...
Everyone loves receiving a gift hamper. Perhaps it's because of the mystery of what's squirrelled away inside, or perhaps it's got something to do with reigniting our childhood obsessions with opening presents. As a giver, I find gift hampers to...
Fritz Bützer, who changed his name to Frederick Belmont when he settled in Harrogate, learned to become a confectioner and chocolatier while travelling through Switzerland and France. In 1919, he opened Betty's Tea Room in the Yorkshire town which has since become an institution. The company still makes and sells a wide range of chocolates using the finest Swiss Grand Cru.
Thanks to Britain’s buoyant chocolate scene, Easter Day is no longer solely the preserve of young children. There are now some distinctly grown-up Easter treats out there, perfect for gifts for your beloved or as an indulgent treat for yourself....
Spare a thought for our hard-working chocolatiers, with their work calendar dominated by key dates – Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter - all of which require them to produce chocolates created especially for these occasions. The relentless schedule can be...
Never mind Spice Island - if you're unaware of the enormous contribution to the chocolate industry made by Chantal Coady, founder of Rococo, over the past quarter of a century, you must have been on a desert island far, far...
With Christmas and New Year holidays coming up, now is the perfect time to stock up with chocolate treats. Chocolate, of course, is among the pleasures of Christmas, from the foil-wrapped chocolate coins in the toe of the stocking to...