Valentine’s Day. It’s that time of year where you can show your love to that special person in your life – or perhaps a future someone. Chocolates and flowers are the most common Valentine gifts and who doesn’t like chocolates? Well, ok there are a few people out there who actually don’t so I’ve included […]
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Chocolate Week Favourites No.4: Mazipan Amande
I’ve always been fond of marzipan since my first visit to London at the age of 5, which involved a visit to Patisserie Valerie. Back then the only Patisserie Valerie was a small Italian cafe located just up the road from Harrods, a world away from today’s identical chains scattered across London. Like a kid […]
Chocolate Week Favourites No.2: Sea Salt Caramel Truffle
Keeping up with the latest foodie trend, Charbonnel et Walker have recently launched their very own sea salt caramel truffle. A few months ago, I tried one of the first samples to be released. The filling was incredibly runny which meant it exploded in your mouth once you had bit in to the chocolate, certainly […]