ADVENT FOR TASTE BUDS
The anticipation of discovering a new chocolate every day of December is what makes Christmas longed for. Yet, many advent calendars may have pretty windows but behind them the chocolate is pretty disappointing, tasting between...
DRUM TO THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO COCOA BEAT
Our cacao adventure in Trinidad and Tobago started about 2 years ago when asked to help cacao farmers on the island to find new routes to sell their precious beans. Trinidad (where the first Trinitario trees...
A CARNIVAL OF TASTE
As i made my way to our Notting Hill boutique last night, slightly jaded by a long hours at the atelier, my mood was dominated by lack of sleep. Nevertheless, if our two guests from...
COYOTE, COUTURE AND CHOCOLATES
As September sneaked in at the back of an intermittent summer, the best way to describe its impact on me is to picture coyote chasing roadrunner running off a cliff and suddenly aware of the...
THE ESSENCE OF LUXURY
Nutella lovers rejoice as the giant of spread is saving Thornton British chocolate institution from a sticky patch! Much has been discussed in the recent business press about Thornton's share price hike after Ferrero's offer. Described by the BBC as...
CHOCOLATE ROCKS!
The best part of running your own business for me is to have an idea, a late night crazy idea, and to see it taking shape, becoming real and transforming into a beautiful and delicious product...
ENDURANCE TRAINING FOR THE TASTE BUDS
This Saturday morning as most people enjoy a lazy lie in, i was up at dawn for an endurance training, a marathon chocolate tasting of 32 bars of chocolate, milk and dark, with beans from...
THE HAPPINESS MOLECULE
ZEN AND INFATUATION, ALL I NEED FOR THE START OF MY CHOCOLATE MARATHON. August 30th, just one day left to feel relaxed without guilt as the spirit of the holidays lingers. September 1st heralds the start...