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The Coffee Week that Was

There is a lot that happens for London Coffee Week. The cheers at the Aeropress championships roared through the venue, the pressure of the barista championships hushed a large crowd and the live music on the lawn transported people to ...

Coffee Week Fun Facts, Coffee Festival Info & Information

Coffee Week is this year on right now and much like Chocolate Week, there is an amazing retail shopping opportunity available at the end-ish of the week at the Truman Brewery. There are some of the best coffees around on ...

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Kicking off London Coffee Week With a Competition

Coffee has a lot of parallels with chocolate. The flavour comes from the bean which is subject to growing conditions and prefers to grow in certain areas. The flavour comes after some fermentation, drying and roasting though unlike chocolate the ...

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Museum of Chocolate Launches in Brixton

In what was once an undesirable part of town, more than just multi-million pound flats have been being developed. The new Chocolate Museum and Café has opened just around the corner from Brixton tube station, making it super easy to ...

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Cadbury Releases a New Dairy Milk Bar Shape

Yep – there is a new bar shape which has a rounded dome top instead of the normal flat top chunk. To launch it, Cadbury decided to also launch a competition to find an assistant taster. Yep – check out ...

Ben & Jerry’s Launches Two New Core Ice Creams

Ben & Jerry’s Launches Two New Core Ice Creams

I love ice cream. I love all sorts of ice cream. You may have noticed a lot of love for Haagen Dazs on the blog because they have been sending me lots of delightfully indulgent ice cream lately as well ...

Divine Pop-Up Shop In Covent Gardens Brings Cocoa Farmers to London

Divine Pop-Up Shop In Covent Gardens Brings Cocoa Farmers to London

Divine is a chocolate company with a unique story. Divine is the only farmer-owned chocolate company I am aware of meaning that the farmers not only grow the cocoa but they also sell the resulting chocolate. The incredible thing is ...

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Lucky’s London Pop-Up Shop aka The Rabbit Hole down which you disappear reviewed

With Valrhona chocolate thickly enrobing honey cake or gorgeous brownies, you can understand why Lucky’s make some of the most sought after chocolates/brownies/cakes in London. Available at Harrod’s, Lucky’s is a quality brand themed for Alice in Wonderland. You may have ...

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Harrod’s Valentine’s Day Selection

I don’t normally associate Harrod’s with small, local UK producers of fine chocolate, spirits and gateaux, yet they do stock a large number of British small brands. I suppose my perception has grown over years of visiting and seeing the ...

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William Curley Champagne Dessert Bar

I’m a bit of a fan of William Curley’s dessert bar. I love sitting at the bar watching each dish get created. I remember having my very first madeleine straight out of the oven at the dessert bar and I’ve ...

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