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The Choc Spot
Nov 7, 20241 min read
How far would you go for a Chocolate Fix?
On a plane to Dubai? I totally get the need to taste amazing chocolate but hopping on a flight to Dubai, is that overkill? Apparently...
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The Choc Spot
Oct 3, 20241 min read
Chocolate but not as we know it....
With all the struggles with cacao crops leading to super inflated pricing, many have been looking at other options and working on an...
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The Choc Spot
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Chocolate Prices still Rising!
With cocoa prices sky-rocketing we're all having to pay a little more for chocolate. However, this week a bar of chocolate was set to be...
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The Choc Spot
Jun 7, 20241 min read
The Eiffel Tower in Chocolate!
This Summer, in less than 50 days, the Olympics comes to Paris and Amaury Guichon is celebrating this in style. Amaury is a brilliant...
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The Choc Spot
Apr 26, 20242 min read
English Chocolate Houses of old
I came across the name Grace Tosier last week and it led me on a lovely little journey of chocolate discovery.... Grace ran The Chocolate...
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The Choc Spot
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Hot Choc - the new 'coffee' craze.
You may have already had a 'Knoops' Hot Choc Cafe pop up near you, but if not you may do soon as they are planning to open 300 stores in...
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The Choc Spot
Mar 6, 20241 min read
Cacao on the agenda
Did you know almost 25% of the world's cocoa is shipped through Amsterdam - the largest cocoa port in the world? Last month they held...
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The Choc Spot
Jan 24, 20241 min read
Cadbury celebrates 200 years
Selling drinking chocolate from a Grocer's shop in Birmingham to a thriving multinational business, Cadbury has come a long way in it's...
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The Choc Spot
Jan 9, 20241 min read
Back to Baking
Kids cooking clubs start again this week and I can't wait. I love getting kids into the kitchen, their enthusiasm is so infectious and...
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The Choc Spot
Jan 5, 20241 min read
Healthy, doesn't have to mean no chocolate...
Happy 2024! If Kimchi or black aged garlic are not your thing, don't worry. Chocolate (well cacao) still makes the cut as a 2024...
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The Choc Spot
Nov 7, 20231 min read
New Wonka Movie nearly here!
Delayed due to covid, the new Wonka movie is out this December. A Prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it tells the story of a...
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The Choc Spot
Nov 7, 20231 min read
Gorgeous Designs and smiles all round
It's always great to find chocolate in your stocking or under the tree but these three have gone all out on design so you can get...
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The Choc Spot
Nov 2, 20231 min read
World's Best Chocolate Truffle
Where would you guess the world's most awarded chocolate truffle comes from? Switzerland perhaps? Or Belgium? Well, it's actually...
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The Choc Spot
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Fab end to Summer 23
Always a lovely atmosphere @the3brewers Music Fest and with the weather being kind to us, it was a great last weekend of Summer before...
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The Choc Spot
Jul 18, 20231 min read
Star Bakers each and every one of them!
Another fab baking and creating year is over and they've all been brilliant. We've created a whole range of sweet and savoury bakes from...
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The Choc Spot
Jul 14, 20232 min read
Tasting Chocolate - some of the best places
It's no secret I love chocolate, so if there's a chocolate tasting on offer I will give it a go or even detour on the way somewhere else...
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The Choc Spot
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Whole Cacao Fruit Chocolate
Chocolate, especially the dark stuff, can be good for you. Packed full of antioxidants and minerals it can improve brain power and...
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The Choc Spot
Jul 19, 20221 min read
Amazing kids in the kitchen!
What an amazing year of baking and creating at my Ready, Steady Bake after school club. We've had so much fun in the kitchen, it's been...
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The Choc Spot
Jul 4, 20221 min read
Sunny Summer Pop Up
Thanks @villagepopup for organising a lovely outdoor market yesterday in Wheathampstead and ordering the perfect weather; not too sunny...
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The Choc Spot
Feb 4, 20221 min read
2021 reflections on an eventful year....
Although still living with Covid in 2021, it was a year of new beginnings and fresh starts as things slowly opened up again. I got back...
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