Cast your mind back to 2022 and you might remember I reviewed WNWN's prototype cocoa-free chocolate. While innovative, it failed to fool me into believing it was chocolate. It tasted heavily of carob, and ultimately this was what let it...
"Finally," I hear you cry. Yes, it finally happened. I met the grandfather of bean-to-bar chocolate making in the UK, Duffy Sheardown. This legend is part of the UK chocolate scene's royalty, and I've received plenty of messages urging me...
First off, how can you hate hot chocolate??!! If your idea of hot chocolate is mixing some cheap sugar-laden powder with hot water then you need to up your hot chocolate game. if this is you, drop everything and go...
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.
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...
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...
Cast your minds back to December 2021 and you might remember QOA (now Nocoa), lab-grown cocoa-free chocolate. I managed to get my paws on this feat of scientific engineering and discovered that, while not perfect, it showed promise, especially in...
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.
Beech's Fine Chocolates can trace its history back to 1920, where the factory in Preston, Lancashire, first opened its doors. Specialising in traditional British chocolate favourites, the company has continued at the same site to this day. In recent years,...
"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...
For me, a satisfying chocolate experience should excite all my senses and feel as good as it tastes. Today's Vegan House Selection Box by social enterprise Harry Specters has set a new benchmark for feel-good, do-good chocolate. Mona, Shaz and...
Last year, I chomped my way through the Almendra Dark Chocolate with Roasted Almonds bar by Willie's Cacao. Amazon had given me some credit to use against an order and I spent that wisely, on bean-to-bar chocolate. I was impressed...