Update: Pictures from the event below! Our favourite chocolatey dessert company, Gü, is currently undergoing a bit of a relaunch. Last week, we were invited along to a fun event in a gallery near Leicester Square. Gü Desserts had taken …
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 …
It’s not often I get to write about my own projects here, but today is a bit special. We’re launching the World Chocolate Guide, a brand new site produced jointly with Jennifer Earle of Chocolate Ecstasy Tours. We’ve taken on …
Chocablogger Kath has been at it again. It’s bad enough that we can’t keep her off the radio, but it seems she’s now having trouble keeping out of the papers too! Click the image to view full size or you …
You could be forgiven if you didn’t know that today, December 16th is “National Chocolate Covered Anything Day“. Luckily, I was informed of this fact in a press release from Emily’s Chocolates, or it would have passed me by altogether. …
Italy makes some pretty good chocolate, but there’s no official word on exactly what kind of dark chocolate was used to build this 11 meter high, 8 tonne replica of the famous clock tower at the Houses of Parliament. Apparently, …
Back in November, Chocablog reader Nada Wilson asked for a place to get in touch with other chocolate lovers around the world to swap chocolate. Well I’m pleased to say, you can now do that right here on Chocablog thanks …
It seems that just about every time we post a news article on Chocablog, it has something to do with a Cadbury product recall. This time, it’s not Cadbury’s fault, but the Chinese contaminated milk scandal has apparently affected products …
Sylvia pointed me toward this interesting article about a Japanese company who have come up with a method of infusing fresh fruits with chocolate. The fruit is first freeze dried, the water is removed and chocolate is “infused” into the …
It seems like only last February that Cadbury were extolling the virtues of Alyssa Sutherland, their shiny new Flake Girl. But after a single ad, Cadbury have killed off this Flake Girl (Cause of death: Drowning. Again.) and decided to …
Linda and Philippa at Cocoapod asked us to let you know about their new shop and web site. Now we don’t often just post other people’s announcements, but I’ve had a quick look around their site and I think it …
So, you may already have read about the recent incident involving a Thorntons chocolatier and the squashed Hotel Chocolat truffles. Maybe you read it on the BBC site. Maybe you read it in the Independent. Or maybe you read it …
The BBC is reporting that Cadbury is recalling promotional packs of Dairy Milk Double Choc because of a ‘printing problem’ led to a warning for nut allergy suferers being left off the labels. Of course it’s only 7 months since …
Bear Silber at Sweet Sweet Confections sent us a mail letting us know that he’s running a competition to help promote his new candy store. Winners will receive $50 in cash and $25 worth of candy. So what do you …
