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Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby....
Happy Valentines Day - with January out of the way, it's the perfect time to get back to enjoying chocolate and I've just discovered a...
The Choc Spot
Feb 14, 20191 min read


Hot Chocolate time is back!
December is upon us and it's feeling cold and wintry this week, with the first proper ice- scraping of car windows this morning,...
The Choc Spot
Dec 4, 20181 min read


Chocolate castle fit for a Knight!
So much fun creating a castle fit for a Knight for a 6th birthday party. 4 layers of yummy Dark Chocolate cake, sandwiched with creamy...
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Sep 26, 20181 min read


Sunny September Stall
After a break in August, so nice to be back at the Farmer's Market in September, Great Taste Award flags on the stall and sunshine too. ...
The Choc Spot
Sep 26, 20181 min read


A Great Taste Winner 2018!
Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food awards, celebrating the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of...
The Choc Spot
Aug 16, 20182 min read


Semi-Naked Cakes to order
If you've got a special occasion coming up and fancy something chocolatey there's now something new on my menu........ A semi-naked...
The Choc Spot
Jul 31, 20181 min read


Hot Chocolate in a heatwave!
Hot Chocolate does not have to be kept for cold, chilly days, although it's great for warming hands and hearts in cold weather it can...

The Choc Spot
Jul 6, 20181 min read


No coat needed
The sun shone for the June Farmer's Market, my first without rain and no need for a coat -yippee! Some of the chocolate wasn't too happy...
The Choc Spot
Jun 20, 20181 min read


How about a house made of Chocolate?
A new world record has just been achieved with the largest structure made of chocolate - a house and everything in it. A chocolate...

The Choc Spot
Apr 25, 20181 min read


Eggs and Soldiers with a difference...perfect for Easter Breakfast
Happy Easter! This is a great breakfast idea for Easter Morning..eggs and soldiers but with a difference, Chocolate eggs with a...

The Choc Spot
Mar 29, 20181 min read


Ruby Chocolate, Posh Nutella and Herbs
Look out for these new trends in chocolate this year. Ruby Chocolate (see image) has been created by master chocolatiers Callebaut, pink...

The Choc Spot
Mar 27, 20181 min read


An Easter Egg no-one can eat....
The Fairmont Hotel in Dubai has created a massive chocolate Easter Egg weighing 80kg and standing over 2 metres tall and despite being...

The Choc Spot
Mar 27, 20181 min read


Sun not Snow!
Thankfully the snow of the start of March made way for sunshine and my second Farmer's Market was much warmer than the first. It was...
The Choc Spot
Mar 14, 20181 min read


Chocolate or Cheese?
I can just about get my head around the fact that not everyone is a Chocolate fan but surely that 60% of Brits would choose Chocolate...

The Choc Spot
Mar 6, 20181 min read
Best Tasting Eggs for 2018
Good Housekeeping have completed their Easter Egg Taste Test and surprisingly the overall winner is a Vegan offering from Booja Booja,...

The Choc Spot
Feb 22, 20181 min read


New Egg Ideas for Easter
Waitrose will be selling an Easter Egg that looks like an Avocado this year. The egg has not come close to an Avocado in its production...
The Choc Spot
Feb 22, 20181 min read


Valentines over but Easter just round the corner
There is always a good reason for eating Chocolate - taste, health benefits, just because..... but if you need something more to justify...
The Choc Spot
Feb 20, 20181 min read


First Farmers Market
I did it, my first Farmers Market, the second Sunday in February, freezing but sunny standing behind my very own stall in St Albans. It...
The Choc Spot
Feb 20, 20181 min read


Another great Chocolatey creation
Recently discovered Teaolat by Hotel Chocolat and I'm hooked. Breakfast Tea infused with cacao, just hot water and no milk and it's...
The Choc Spot
Feb 6, 20181 min read


Hot Choc in a cone?!
Apparently they are serving Hot Chocolate in ice-cream cones in New Delhi. Looks amazing but I'm not convinced..... Part of the magic of...

The Choc Spot
Jan 18, 20181 min read
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