Author Archives: Judith Lewis

About Judith Lewis

I'm passionate about chocolate.

World’s Biggest Mug of Hot Chocolate

To kick off my series of hot chocolate reviews, I thought I would post this video about the world's largest mug of cocoa. Hot chocolate varies in quality and quantity it seems from the various coffee shops.  From thick custard-like shots ...

Choc Star Van Double Chocolate Brownie

Brownies come in all shapes and flavours.  Some flavours are deep and complex, others false and dry.  The Choc Star van has a double chocolate brownie they insisted I buy and try once I revealed I was reviewing them. As you ...

Oreo Cookie Brownie from OutsiderTart

Never one to turn down an opportunity to eat brownies or cookies, I purchased the Oreo cookie brownie from Outsider tart at the Chocolate Festival.  A large slab of Oreo cookie goodness, I stole home with the prize. This is a ...

Choc Star Van Trillionaire’s Shortbread

A decadent combination of 1.3cm of brownie, 1.5cm of thick caramel and 2mm of chocolate. One thing about millionaire shortbread is that the cookie base means the caramel squishes out in a big gooey mess.  I love them but this messiness ...

Marks & Spencer Belgian Chocolate Truffles Review

I have to admit that M&S is not the kind of place that I would expect to get any kind of decent chocolate at.  OK chocolate I’ll give you but to move in to the GOOD or even TOP NOTCH ...

Artisan du Chocolat Sea Salted Caramels

Sea salted caramels seem to have become a popular confection among chocolate makers and Artisan du Chocolat are no exception.  The ones bought for me arrived in a white box within which was a nice brown plastic tub with a ...

Thorntons Milk Chocolate with Strawberry

This bar is made with a very creamy Madagascar 32% cocoa filled with dried strawberries.   What a different idea as most strawberry chocolate is made with white chocolate. This sweet chocolate has a slightly different flavour than Thorntons other milk chocolate.  ...

Thorntons Milk Chocolate with Tonka Bean

This milk chocolate bar has 38% Venezuelan chocolate with cocoa butter infused with Tonka beans. This was a bit weird for me as I used to use tonka beans in incense making. The scent of the tonka bean hit me immediately ...

Thorntons Milk Chocolate Bar Review

This 38% Venezuelan cocoa blended into a chocolate bar from a chocolate producer more often associated with low quality chocolate is a shock – a pleasant one! The chocolate is brilliantly balanced with a slight creaminess coming out over the chocolate ...

Thorntons Milk Chocolate with Pistachio

I must admit that pistachio in chocolate was never a flavour I considered.  In fact, I avoided baklava for years until a friend forced me to try some when I learned I loved it :-) A 32% Madagascar cocoa chocolate covers ...