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Fab end to Summer 23
Always a lovely atmosphere @the3brewers Music Fest and with the weather being kind to us, it was a great last weekend of Summer before...

The Choc Spot
Sep 12, 20231 min read


Star Bakers each and every one of them!
Another fab baking and creating year is over and they've all been brilliant. We've created a whole range of sweet and savoury bakes from...

The Choc Spot
Jul 18, 20231 min read


Tasting Chocolate - some of the best places
It's no secret I love chocolate, so if there's a chocolate tasting on offer I will give it a go or even detour on the way somewhere else...

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Jul 14, 20232 min read


Whole Cacao Fruit Chocolate
Chocolate, especially the dark stuff, can be good for you. Packed full of antioxidants and minerals it can improve brain power and...

The Choc Spot
Jun 22, 20232 min read


Amazing kids in the kitchen!
What an amazing year of baking and creating at my Ready, Steady Bake after school club. We've had so much fun in the kitchen, it's been...

The Choc Spot
Jul 19, 20221 min read


Sunny Summer Pop Up
Thanks @villagepopup for organising a lovely outdoor market yesterday in Wheathampstead and ordering the perfect weather; not too sunny...

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Jul 4, 20221 min read


2021 reflections on an eventful year....
Although still living with Covid in 2021, it was a year of new beginnings and fresh starts as things slowly opened up again. I got back...

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Feb 4, 20221 min read


Fabulous Festive Pop Up Season
Christmas Markets are magical. I love browsing the stalls, discovering things you don't find on the high street then warming up with a...

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Nov 24, 20211 min read


Amazing beans
Over half of the world's cocoa beans come from Ghana and The Ivory Coast, then Indonesia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Brazil and Ecuador. These...

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Sep 6, 20211 min read


Chocolate and Beer
I love a good Porter and it's even better when accompanied by a Chocolate Brownie, but I'm not the first to realise that beer and...

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Apr 30, 20211 min read


Spring brings new hope and new chocolates
Blossoms appearing, daffodils in bloom, vaccination numbers building, all these bring hope of rebirth and brighter things to come. There...

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Mar 11, 20211 min read


How about a chocolate fountain taller than you?
That's exactly what Lindt have created at their new museum in Zurich, with a 9metre chocolate fountain (unfortunately no fingers or...

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Oct 7, 20201 min read


New discoveries in lock-down
We are slowly emerging from full on lock-down but it will be a while before things go back to how they were, if they ever do. Some...

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Jun 5, 20201 min read


Ruby chocolate gains momentum
I can't be the only one who starts humming the Kaiser Chiefs everytime I hear the word ruby, but it does put a smile on my face and so...
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Feb 10, 20201 min read
Stir Up Sunday is here!
Today is Stir up Sunday; the traditional Sunday before Christmas for getting all the family together to make a Christmas pudding....
The Choc Spot
Nov 24, 20191 min read


Pop along to a Pop-Up this October
October is a great month, the last of the summer sun gives way to blustery winds and we dig out the winter coats to keep warm and cosy...
The Choc Spot
Oct 1, 20191 min read


Brilliant Brewery Open Day.
Last weekend The 3 Brewers of St Albans opened up their brewery for the day, with live music, beer tours, BBQ by The Plough at Sleapshyde...
The Choc Spot
Sep 16, 20191 min read


Storm troopers visit the Farmer's Market
We had lots of unusual visitors at St Albans' Farmer's Market yesterday. American police car sirens shattered the calm as they escorted...
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Jul 15, 20191 min read


World Chocolate Day!
Yesterday, July 7th, was World Chocolate Day, apparently the day chocolate was introduced to Europe way back in 1550. If, like me, any...
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Jul 8, 20191 min read


A cold and wet few months
January and February Farmer's Markets have been pretty cold and very wet. Thanks to everyone who still ventured out, it can be a hard...
The Choc Spot
Feb 18, 20191 min read
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