Last week, I was sent some information about a new ethical chocolate project that seeks to be this year's Christmas gift that keeps on giving. The Other Bar is a joint project by the Amsterdam-based FairChain Foundation and the United...
I recently had the pleasure of reviewing four diverse chocolate bars from The Chocolate Society. The flavours were as rich, bold, and vivid as the boxes that surrounded them. But The Chocolate Society also boasts a diverse range of other...
Just one glimpse at the chocolates in the Christmas 2019 range at Waitrose & Partners is all it took for me to know I wanted to buy it all! This beautiful collection of boxed chocolates all looks and sounds divine....
Virginia Hayward hampers offer affordable luxury, with beautiful presentation and carefully curated products in each one. For us chocolate lovers, there's a range of hampers and gift boxes at a selection of price points to suit all tastes and budgets. Some include booze, too.
Hey, are you stuck in the dark ages, still using ye olde saucepan and a whisk to make hot chocolate?! To be perfectly honest, I am too. But there are companies out there looking to make our lives easier by...
As part of my DIY London chocolate tour, I headed to South Kensington tube station, where just around the corner I found the Jeff de Bruges chocolate shop. Familiar with the name, I had seen branches while on holiday in...
The nights are beginning to draw in earlier, and naturally I'm looking to my hot chocolate collection to cheer me up. Then I spot a pouch of Sloane's Posh Hot Chocolate, this time in a 53% Winter Blend. How can...
The famous Knightsbridge store is open online, and boasts a selection of luxurious chocolate gifts for everyone. Why not treat somebody you love with a thoughtful box of chocolate truffles, a cannister of enrobed nuts, or a selection of chocolate treats from other luxurious chocolate brands?
When I cast my mind back to my chocolate travels to Brussels nearly a decade ago, there's one shop window that had me agasp. Delicate handcrafted chocolate baubles formed an exquisite Christmas tree display. That memory has stuck with me,...
I met Alasdair and Duncan Garnsworthy at this year's Speciality Food Fair in London in October, and probably took up far too much time talking about all things chocolate. Both were extremely passionate about their flourishing Wincanton-based chocolate business, The...
Thursday 14th November marked the official start to the countdown to Christmas 2019 as John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners released their highly anticipated Christmas advert. This year, instead of each brand releasing individual adverts, the two brands...
Travel to the hipster capital of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York, and you'll find the headquarters of Rick and Michael Mast's chocolate company. Mast Brothers dates back to 2007 and the company briefly had an operation in London's trendy Shoreditch...