We've all committed the odd fashion crime. But did you know you can actually go to jail for wearing too much gold lamé? The Baron found that out the hard way – and was locked up for life. To escape, he distracted the guards...

Baron Hasselhoff's premium bean to bar craft chocolate half-shell eggs return in 2023 with a sprinkling of NZ toasted hazelnuts, and filled with two flavours of luscious handmade marshmallow. Easterlicious! One half egg is filled with spiced hazelnut praline marshmallow, and the other half with pomegranate and raspberry marshmallow. There...

Half-baked ideas are the Baron’s bread and butter. While hunting Easter eggs he stumbled into an underground bakery, packed with Easter bunnies proving spiced dough in their nests. An idea began to hatch, and he pocketed a loaf before hightailing it from the hot,...

The tiny French town of La Clichée had a seriously big problem: nobody there got anything done. Instead they sat in petit cafés all day. The baguettes never got baked. The bouffants never got bouffed. The beret factory was completely deserted. Until The Baron...

You've never seen anything quite like Mistress Tahini’s Plant-Based Drag Revue. We guarantee it. She grinds (sesame seeds, that is). She whips it (vegan chocolate, of course). She milks oats live on stage (don’t ask). When her oaty milk jugs are full, she brings...

Did you hear about that daring Frida Kahlo heist? Everyone in Coyoacán was talking about it – a cat burglar broke into her house and stole her famous five-chilli mole recipe. To set the record straight, the Baron had nothing to do with that....

Our Easter Craft Chocolate Gift Box is back, bigger and better than ever! The perfect treat for chocolate lovers, sharing with family, or delighting that special someone. This box features a selection of world-class limited release craft chocolate, using high-quality single-origin fine flavour cacao, packaged in our special edition black gift box. The following chocolate is...

Dominican Republic cacao and organic almonds, ground together into an incredibly smooth chocolate. Sweetened with unrefined coconut sugar and seasoned with vanilla salt.  Read our interview with chocolate maker Tania Lincoln. Handcrafted from bean to bar in Auckland, New Zealand. Cacao content: 60% Vegan, gluten...

55% dark chocolate made with organic cacao from the Dominican Republic, organic cashews and coconut chips. Sweetened with unrefined organic coconut sugar and stone ground into a fragrant, creamy chocolate. If you prefer milk chocolate but don't eat dairy, this could be a great bar...

A bold 70% dark chocolate made with organic cacao from Öko-Caribe in the Dominican Republic, sweetened with unrefined organic coconut sugar. We can taste flavour notes of toffee, chocolate brownie, maple syrup, blackberry and a hint of coffee. Read our interview with chocolate maker Tania Lincoln....

65% dark chocolate made with organic cacao from the Dominican Republic, blended with Number 29 extra virgin olive oil from Waiheke Island. Sweetened with unrefined organic coconut sugar. Read our interview with chocolate maker Tania Lincoln. Handcrafted from bean to bar in Auckland, New...

Organic Dominican cacao and organic blueberry powder, stone ground together into a rich, fruity chocolate. Sweetened with unrefined coconut sugar and finished with juicy wild blueberries. Read our interview with chocolate maker Tania Lincoln. Handcrafted from bean to bar in Auckland, New Zealand. Vegan, gluten...

Nestled beneath the majestic coconut palms of Anamalai Estate in Southern India is cacao that demands attention with multiple layers of exuberant flavours, warm spices and an irresistibly vivacious personality. "While Anamalai Estate, Tamil Nadu, India delivers intertwined layers of exotic spice, intoxicating night blossoms and...

Gold Medal winner in the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2022   Made from ground 70% dark bean to bar chocolate, with satisfying tasting notes of hazelnuts and subtle malt. Foundry Drinking Chocolate is delicious made with water, milk or the plant based milk...

'Nestled between the rice fields and sugar cane plantations of the Kilombero Valley in Tanzania are masterful farmers growing outstanding organic cacao. We use this cacao to craft an assertive chocolate layered with refreshing crispness.' - Foundry Chocolate An astonishingly delicious and multi-award winning dark...

Gold Medal winner in the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2022 Made from ground 70% dark bean to bar chocolate, with cheerful tasting notes of ripe stone fruit. Foundry Drinking Chocolate is delicious made with water, milk or the plant based milk of your choice. This...

'There’s a very good reason to grow cacao on the slopes of an active volcano. Simply because the cacao grown at Kulkul Plantation, Karkar Island, Papua New Guinea produces a silken chocolate bursting with tropical vibrancy and quirkiness.' - Foundry Chocolate  This cacao is grown at...

This contains 90% Kulkul Plantation cacao for lovers of seriously dark chocolate. Foundry Chocolate created this naturally creamy 90% bar to showcase the delicate tropical fruit esters of Kulkul Plantation’s cacao. 70g   Cacao Origin: This cacao is grown at Barbara and Paul Goodyear’s Kulkul Plantation, on the...

There’s whisky in the bar. Just once a year, chocolate makers Foundry Chocolate throw caution to the wind and release a special edition whisky infused bar. And when two huge personalities meet, you can expect fireworks. This year, Foundry has introduced their Ucayali River,...

In a remote, little pocket of forest in the northeast hills of Vanuatu’s Malekula Island, a group of dedicated farmers from Pinalum Village grow fine cacao that Foundry Chocolate use to craft deliciously soothing and mellow chocolate. While Pinalum, Vanuatu floods the palate with comforting layers of...

Gold Medal winner in the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2022 Made from ground 70% bean-to-bar dark chocolate, with comforting tasting notes of moreish malt and silky caramel. Foundry Drinking Chocolate is delicious made with water, milk or the plant based milk of your choice. This...

In the heat and humidity of Western Uganda, 1,002 smallholder farmers are producing extraordinary organic cacao that results in this dreamy and delightfully playful chocolate. While Semuliki Forest, Uganda evokes notes of fluffy marshmallow, berries & cream and toasted almonds, it’s simply the cacao’s origin talking – plus organic cane sugar...

This contains 90% Semuliki Forest cacao for lovers of seriously dark chocolate. Seriously dark yet surprisingly light, this 90% bar showcases the delicate silkiness of Semuliki Forest cacao. In the heat and humidity of Western Uganda, smallholder farmers are producing the extraordinary organic cacao that goes...

'In Soconusco, Southern Mexico there’s a dedicated group of farmers rediscovering and rescuing near-forgotten, heirloom varieties of cacao. Their exceptional efforts result in a beautifully balanced chocolate that is simultaneously confident, mysterious and comforting. While Soconusco Region, Chiapas, Mexico delivers a contrast of fruity tang and...