Chocablog Features
We like to bring you special features, interviews, videos and factory tours whenever we can. We report from chocolate festivals, tasting events and even get to chat up the odd celebrity. But as long as it's chocolate related, we'll write about it!
London Chocolate Festival
Yesterday I popped along to the London Chocolate Festival on the Southbank for a nose around. I ended up spending way too much time and money there, and I enjoyed it so much I’ll probably be going back tomorrow! There’s …Thorntons Factory Tour
One of the things I like best about Thorntons is that they just ‘get’ social media. Even if we don’t give them an overly positive review on a particular product, they keep talking to us (and other bloggers). They listen …Karin Herzog Chocolate Facial @ Le Kalon Spa
Continuing my sacred quest to find the world’s best chocolate experiences, I paid a visit to Kensington’s own Bentley Hotel. The hotel’s Le Kalon spa offers treatments using the Karin Herzog product range from Switzerland which, as I discovered, contains …
Taste of Christmas Show
Yesterday I paid a visit to the Taste of Christmas show at London’s ExCeL centre. I had no idea what to expect, but was a little concerned they might be having trouble moving tickets at the full price of £22, …A Little Break In Brussels
Disclosure: On Saturday, Shimrit and I were part of a small group of bloggers invited by Eurostar and their ‘conversation agency’ WeAreSocial on an expenses paid ‘Little Break‘ day out to Brussels. This is not an ad for Eurostar, but …Savana Urban Spa Chocolate Rub & Wrap
It’s a tough job being a special agent for Chocablog, but I’m not one to shy away from a challenge. When the opportunity arose to head off to Notting Hill’s Savana Urban Spa to try out one of their intriguing …Halloween Chocolate Roundup
Because it’s Halloween season – and because we were too busy stuffing our faces with chocolate to remember to do anything ourselves, we thought we’d bring you a roundup of some of the best Halloween chocolate links from around the …Chocophile: Ade Edmondson
It’s been a while, but it’s time for another Chocophile – where we drag unsuspecting celebs from the street and ruthlessly give them lovely chocolates in an effort to get them to answer our questions. This week, we’ve bagged all …An Interview with Angus Thirlwell
The other day I was given the opportunity to interview Angus Thirlwell, co-founder of Hotel Chocolat. As it turned out our chat lasted about an hour and the time passed remarkably quickly. Angus is a thoroughly engaging and easygoing chap, …Chocolate Unwrapped
Yesterday, the UK Chcoablog contingent all headed down to the Chocolate Unwrapped show at London’s swanky May Fair hotel. Many Chocolate Week participants were in attendance, and despite everything being in a single function room, I still managed to spend …An Interview With Jennifer Earle
As part of our Chocolate Week celebrations, I caught up with Jennifer Earle, founder of London’s Chocolate Ecstasy Tours. Tell us about Chocolate Ecstasy Tours. What does a Tour involve? “Lots of chocolatey deliciousness! Chocolate Ecstasy Tours is about showing …Kirsten Tibballs, Savour Chocolate and Patisserie School
Kirsten Tibballs is one of Australia’s most respected and talented chocolate and pastry chefs, and runs the Savour Chocolate and Patisserie School with fellow expert Paul Kennedy. This diminutive pocket-rocket won the 2004 World Championships for her hand made chocolates …Academy of Chocolate Awards 2009
Last week, Simon and I were lucky enough to be invited to The Academy of Chocolate awards in London. The event took place in London’s swanky Arts Club, and was a rather quirky affair – half informal champagne party, half …Chocophile: Isy Suttie
It’s time for another Chocophile – that time of the week where we drag interesting people from the street and subject them to our own unique brand of waterboarding (with melted chocolate of course). This week, we’ll be interrogating comedienne, …Premier Food & Beverages
If someone invites you to visit one of ‘the most comprehensive chocolate showrooms in Melbourne’ you’re not going to say ‘no thanks,’ are you? And so one nice morning I met Oliver Dede and Rainer Sandmann of Premier Food and …Chocophile: Veronica Belmont
It’s Chocophile time once again. The time of the week where we stalk interesting people before extracting them from their daily lives and subjecting them to intensive questioning about their chocolate consumption. This week, we’ve been stalking Veronica Belmont. Host …Chocophile: Dom Joly
Dom Joly is not just the name I give myself on a happy day. Dom is an evil comic genius and mastermind of Trigger Happy TV. For this week’s Chocophile, we tracked him down and rang him on his oversized …Chocophile: Jonathan Coulton
Yes it’s Chocophile time again. That time of the week where we find interesting people and question them about their chocolate eating habits for no apparent reason! This week, we have singer/songwriter Jonathan Coulton. He may like eating people’s brains, …The Future of Thorntons
One of the most interesting things about having been blogging about chocolate for three years is looking back to see how the big chocolate companies have changed as people’s tastes become more sophisticated. One of the biggest changes we’ve seen …Chocophile: Clare Wilkie
Yes, it’s that time of the week where we go abduct random people we’ve seen on TV and interrogate them about their chocolate-eating habits. This time we put the spotlight on actress Clare Wilkie – best known for her roles …