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Category Archives: Chocolate
Kokopelli’s
TweetOooops – I’ve just found this post loitering amongst my drafts, I’d written it rapidly with sticky little fingers in a whirl of excitement at discovering such DELIGHTS at The Chocolate Festival and then clearly promptly forgot all about it … Continue reading
The Speakeasy Truffle Co.
Tweet I can’t deny that when Paul sent me an email out of the blue a couple of weeks ago asking if I’d like to try his cocktail chocolates my interest was piqued. You know I love both my cocktails … Continue reading
Coffee and Chocolate – Just a Thought
TweetAs is often the case when anywhere near the vicinity, Saturday meant a trip to Paul A Young’s jewel of a shop on Wardour Street, this central location means it’s near impossible not to talk myself into a little detour, each visit I’ll uncover something new … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Coffee
Tagged chocolate, chocolate coffee pairing, coffee, espresso martini chocolate, Paul A Young, roasting, Tapped and Packed
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Random Stuff from 2012
TweetI do endeavour to write a shortish post at the very least on those things I’ve enjoyed and would recommend, but I’m not very good at editing myself down to a short post, and so sometimes simply don’t get around to it. Often it’s a case … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Cocktails, restaurant reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged 10 Greek Street, 2012, Bermondsey, Bone Daddies, bourbon french toast, Brixton Village, brunch, burger, chocolate, Christmas Negroni, Christmas truffle, gin and tonic sorbet, Hot Mess, Iberica Pluma, Jose, Korean Wings, London, Mishkins, Mulled gin, Paul Wayne Gregory, Pitt Cue, Potatas Bravas, ramen Soho, Riding House Cafe, Ruby's Dalston, salt beef burger, Sours, Spiced Negroni, Spuntino, St Ali, Trailer Trash, Wishbone Brixton, Workshop
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Thorntons Chocolate Liqueur Doughnut Bread & Butter Pudding
Tweet I was sent this bottle of Thorntons Chocolate Liqueur maybe a month ago. Having not tried it before, as always I was curious to try something new, and it’s not dissimilar to Baileys, as you might imagine, but made … Continue reading
Banana and Stem Ginger Cake with Valrhona Dulcey Ganache
Tweet So, Valrhona recently launched a fourth type of chocolate. They’re calling it Dulcey and it’s basically caramelised white chocolate, so not really chocolate at all then, they also already make a caramelised milk chocolate so I can’t think what … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Recipes, Reviews
Tagged banana cake, banana loaf, caramelised white chocolate, chocolate, Dulce, ganache, ginger, Valrhona, Valrhona Dulce
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Chocolate Unwrapped
TweetI’m well aware I’m repeating myself here, but I find it hard to think of many better weeks to combine than that of chocolate and cocktail. Last year I succeeded in throwing myself headlong into all revelries, ricocheting between events … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate
Tagged Akesson, Amadei, Betty's, C-amaro, chococo, chocolate, Chocolate Ecstasy Tours, Chocolate Naive, chocolate unwrapped, Chocolate Week, Cocktail Week, Damian Allsop, Demarquette, Friis Holm, Iain Burnett, Idilio, Lauden, Lucky's, Melt, Nudge PR, Patissier Herzog, Rococo, Rózsavölgyi Csokolade, William Curley
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