London's creative wizard, Paul A. Young, is at it again this Christmas, as keen as ever to send you on a mind-bending sensory journey through his magical chocolate world. Cast your mind back to earlier this year when he created...
Around a year ago, I stumbled across a new brand of hot chocolate in Sainsbury's I hadn't come across before: Hasslacher's. The 250g bag of hot chocolate beads stood out on the shelf, not only because of its packaging design...
After a knock at the door, I took into my arms a signature purple box that could only be one thing - a box of Cadbury chocolate. I could recognise that trademark purple box a mile off. A friend had...
This interactive at-home course spans four parts and along with up to 20 virtual classmates, you'll learn how to temper chocolate like a pro chocolatier as well as plenty of secret chocolate making hacks and techniques for sublime results.
In 1689, Sir Hans Sloane's Milk Drinking Chocolate launched in London. Fast forward a few hundred years and Sir Hans Sloane Chocolates of Byfleet, Surrey, are keeping his discovery alive with their range of 'posh hot chocolates'. I bought a...
When you next visit South Wales, be sure to make a beeline for the Big Pit National Coal Museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen. It's a slog to get to and it rains every time I visit, but it's free to enter...
Say bonjour to Le Chocolat Des Français. Exhibiting at the Speciality and Fine Food Fair in London's Olympia recently, this French chocolate brand proudly fuses together passions for good chocolate and bold, contemporary art. Back in 2014, co-founders Matthieu Escande,...
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.
There I was, placing an order for an innovative new Hot Chocolate Shaker when my finger "accidentally" clicked 'order' on a 65g bar of Gingerbread Blonde Chocolate and a 65g bar of Mince Pie Milk Chocolate. What can I say?...
When I think of Fairtrade chocolate, Divine immediately springs to mind. Kuapa Kokoo Farmers' Union, a co-operative of 100,000 Ghanaian cacao farmers, is a majority stakeholder in the business with a 44% share and has a direct influence over the...
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...
I don't know about you, but when I'm not eating the stuff, I'm reading about chocolate. I own an ever-growing library of books about chocolate, covering everything from its birth as the product we know today, delicious recipes, the science...