Category: Top Notch Chocolate

High quality chocolate

July 31, 2012

Sir Hans Sloane Salted Dark Caramels

I’m a massive salted caramel fan. I do like sweet but I need sweet to be tempered by something else – in this case salt. As many of you know, I am an absolute raving fan of Paul A Young’s ...

Lallapolosa brownies
July 18, 2012

Lallapolosa Brownies Reviewed

I was lucky enough to get to try both the original brownie recipe and the brand new upgraded and revamped brownie recipe based on expert input from a top chef. I cannot express the joy. Now, I’m not going to tell ...

July 16, 2012

Pierre Marcolini Plaisir Brekkie and Five O’Clock Bars Reviewed

I don’t know about you but at around 11am and 3pm I am STARVING. For some reason my blood sugar drops at the exact same times every day no matter how much I try and vary what I eat. The ...

July 10, 2012

Pierre Marcolini Milk Chocolate Bars Reviewed

One of the things I think is unfortunate is the immediate dismissal of milk chocolate by some chocolate aficionados as too sweet, too adulterated and just not good enough. I love milk chocolate. That sweet treat is sometimes just what ...

July 5, 2012

Pierre Marcolini Pure Origin Tablets Reviewed

Pierre Marcolini is an extremely talented chocolatier as well as chocolate maker. As the only bean to bar chocolate maker left in Brussels and the only chocolatier I know of who makes the chocolate they use in their ganaches from ...

June 28, 2012

Hotel Chocolat Academy of Chocolate Award-Winners Reviewed

I had the great benefit of being able to get my hands on some of the award-winning chocolate from Hotel Chocolat to review for the blog. I had a little trouble finding them in the shop so they very kindly ...

June 27, 2012

Pierre Marcolini Mexican and Java Grand Cru Chocolate Bar Reviews

This is the first in a series of reviews I completed but because of the passing of my grandmother, totally forgot to post. It was meant to be part of a series following on from my visit to the Pierre ...

benoit nihant sukrama
June 5, 2012

Benoit Nihant Chocolate Bars Selection Reviewed

I had the chance to buy some really interesting chocolate and this was one of the batches I was able to grab.  These three bars were intriguing, especially because one of the bars had sugar from the flower of the ...

Maison du Chocolat Un Ete en Bretagne
May 22, 2012

Maison du Chocolat Un Ete en Bretagne

There’s a wonderful new collection from Maison du Chocolat. I really enjoy Maison du Chocolate chocolates. You might remember how enamoured I was of the Christmas collection. I don’t think I have enjoyed as much ganache as I did that ...

demarquette jubilee caramels
May 16, 2012

Demarquette Jubilee Chocolate Marbles

I happened to pop by Demarquette one day and while I was there I grabbed myself a bag of these caramels. When I bought them I had no idea what I was getting but I love Demarquette chocolates and really ...

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