What Is Craft Chocolate?
What is Craft Chocolate? There are a few different terms we use to describe the kind of chocolate we sell at The Chocolate Bar, but...
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Diversity in Chocolate
The lack of diversity in the chocolate industry can be quite astonishing. A huge amount of the world’s chocolate is made by just a handful...
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Coconut and Kaffir Lime Hot Chocolate
This vibrant hot chocolate is inspired by the flavours of South-East Asia. It makes the perfect afternoon treat or a quick and easy dessert, and...
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Why Do We Focus on Bean-to-bar Craft Chocolate?
Something that’s quite unusual and confusing about the chocolate industry is that chocolate producers all have different techniques, and all start from different stages of...
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Flavoured Bars
Last week Hogarth Craft Chocolate released their new Rose & Vanilla Tea bar and it's an absolute beauty. They've used their Madagascan single origin chocolate...
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Hazel Lee: Fine Chocolate Devotee
For The Chocolate Bar’s first interview we spoke to Hazel Lee, a well known figure in the bean-to-bar movement and a passionate lover of the...
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Autumn is here
With the coming of Autumn and the nights getting colder, we thought we'd get in a few new products to help you warm your cockles...
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'The Rise of Craft Chocolate' in Vegan New Zealand Magazine
I wrote a piece entitled 'The Rise of Craft Chocolate' for Vegan New Zealand Magazine and they ended up using it for the cover story. ...
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