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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Chocolate and Cinnamon Flapjack Recipe
Flapjack was one of my favourite treats as a child so I decided to create this recipe and see what can happen when you throw...
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Hazelnut and Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
The humble chocolate chip cookie can be taking to dizzying new heights when you introduce single origin craft chocolate. This simple and delicious recipe was...
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The Chocolate Bar Interview 021: Simran Bindra, Kokoa Kamili
For my latest interview I caught up with Simran Bindra, co-founder of Kokoa Kamili in Tanzania. Simran and his team work with around 2000 small-scale...
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Craft Chocolate Lava Cake (vegan!)
Elena Kalmykova is a talented pastry chef from Paris who also happens to be a customer of ours (her parents live in NZ). Elena has...
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How to Taste Fine Chocolate
Here's a video the previous owner made about how to taste chocolate, how he judges at the NZ Chocolate Awards, and why the Foundry Chocolate India...
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Iced Chocolate Milk Recipe
Is there anything better than iced chocolate milk in the summer?! I love it, especially when it's made with high quality craft chocolate. You won't...
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