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Guest Chocolate Maker

Guest Chocolate Maker

One of the hardest things about running this business is deciding which chocolates to stock. There are so many incredible bean-to-bar producers in the world and we have a strong desire...

Guest Chocolate Maker

One of the hardest things about running this business is deciding which chocolates to stock. There are so many incredible bean-to-bar producers in the world and we have a strong desire...

Hazel Lee: Fine Chocolate Devotee

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 Theobroma cacao plant. Amongst other...

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 Theobroma cacao plant. Amongst other...

We need to talk about the Porcini

We need to talk about the Porcini

  They mocked me when I said I was planning to stock a mushroom chocolate. They said I was a fool, that nobody would buy it. And so far they...

We need to talk about the Porcini

  They mocked me when I said I was planning to stock a mushroom chocolate. They said I was a fool, that nobody would buy it. And so far they...

Autumn is here

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 at night. 1. Dick Taylor...

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 at night. 1. Dick Taylor...

'The Rise of Craft Chocolate' in Vegan New Zealand Magazine

'The Rise of Craft Chocolate' in Vegan New Zeal...

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.  Really exciting to see this...

'The Rise of Craft Chocolate' in Vegan New Zeal...

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.  Really exciting to see this...

Recipe: Beer Biscuits

Recipe: Beer Biscuits

This morning I woke with an epiphany and I knew that the baking gods wanted me to make beer biscuits. These biscuits contain barley malt syrup and hopped chocolate chips,...

Recipe: Beer Biscuits

This morning I woke with an epiphany and I knew that the baking gods wanted me to make beer biscuits. These biscuits contain barley malt syrup and hopped chocolate chips,...