Tag Archives: chocolate

Sweet Tempered Boy

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Just one more year before this guy finds out whether chocolate really is better than sex…

David Craggs is a 15 year old from Southport with his own chocolate making business. When he sent me these samples, he specifically asked for the chocolates to be judged on their merits alone, rather than because of his age. Of course I’ll be doing that, but I do think David’s story is interesting. I’m always excited to hear about new people starting out in the industry, and the fact that David chose to start a chocolate business at the age of 13 as part of a schools enterprise scheme – and the fact that he’s still going – is really encouraging.

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Hot Chocolate

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If Hotel Chocolat did porn, it might look something like this.

A few weeks ago, I was invited to the re-launch of Magnum Ecuador. The chocolate covered ice cream has been around a while, but the chocolate is now Rainforest Alliance certified, and Magnum have been making a big deal about using real, ethically sourced chocolate. All good stuff.

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English Candy Named and Shamed

Fork In The Road

The English just can’t name their candy bars, says writer from the country which gave us ‘Oh Henry!’.

Last weekend I reported on my visit to the London Candy Co., and described in superficial detail its confectionary offerings. You didn’t think I’d leave empty handed, did you? Rather, I picked out five candy bars with the stupidest names, intent on trying them and rendering a critical opinion. The store demonstrates how much more vital and competitive the English candy bar industry is, with chocolate companies constantly inventing new products, and giving them extreme names. Here are my tasting notes.

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