I first came across Amanche at Taste of Christmas last year, where I was lucky enough to chat to the owners Peter and Nora about their unique marzipan chocolates. Combining premium quality almond marzipan with fine Belgian Callebaut® chocolate, Amanche create unique confectionery indulgences infused with distinct flavours. This is the first time I have come across a range […]
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Lithuanian Tinginys Cake
My colleague Ausrine recently delighted us with a ‘Tinginys’ cake she had made the previous evening. The cake is popular in her home country of Lithuania where its name means ‘Lazy bones’ or ‘slacker’ and is often referred to as ‘Lazy cake’. Every Lithuanian family has their own unique way of making a tinginys cake […]
Charbonnel et Walker’s Valentine’s Day Selection
There’s no better way to impress someone this Valentine’s Day than with a box of Charbonnel et Walker chocolates. It’s been a running tradition between me and my boyfriend Sam, that Charbonnel et Walker chocolates mark a special occasion. Sam wooed me with a box of these on our second date and has every Valentine’s […]
Valor Chocolate from Spain
The good thing about having colleagues who make recent trips abroad is that I can easily get my hands on an array of foreign products to try. Last week, Laura brought back a large slab of Valor chocolate from Spain. Although I’ve visited Spain a fair few times, I have yet to sample Valor chocolate […]