Chocolatiers

Building a better Italian chocolate bar

How useful is certification for guaranteeing the quality of cocoa beans from a given source? And how does it benefit

In my previous post, I mentioned how more and more chocolatiers are turning away from big wholesale manufacturers of chocolate

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With the festive period in full swing, many of us will be savouring chocolates of different kinds and types. But

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of working with Valrhona, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of fine chocolate,

Tain l’Hermitage is a small town on the left bank of the Rhône in south-eastern France. Located in the northern

Although the Basque Country has a strong history in chocolate-making, there are today very few artisan chocolatiers of Basque origin,

I thought that I would share these two drawings that show the early stages of cocoa consumption. What I finding

Who would have thought of the Basque Country as one of the first places in Europe to be home to

All good things come to an end. Now it is time for me to return to Europe. But rest assured!

I am now in the Northern tip of Peru, where you can find Peru’s special white cacao, a genetic variety