Chocolate at Home by Will Torrent – review
I am biased, it’s true. This book was destined to have a good review on two counts. Firstly I adore the author, Will Torrent; and...
Sweet Valentines – Etruscan Chocohotel – Perugia, Italy – hotel review
Isn’t it a perennial problem? What to do for Valentine’s Day! When one has had the same partner for several decades one starts to run...
Chocolat by Eric Lanlard – yes, its chocolate – review
The world loves chocolate, and combine that with a dashing chef with a rich French accent and recipes for goods that have graced many a...
Geoffroy d’Anglejan-Chatillon, DG of La Maison du Chocolat – interview
It’s a very French company and has an equally Gallic director general in the guise of the suave and genuinely charming Geoffroy d’Anglejan-Chatillon. He has...
Chef Will Torrent – interview
Will Torrent is a young chef and one of the most successful in the UK, but the name might not ring bells. He doesn’t have...
Aah! Chocolate by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
Sanjeev Kapoor is perhaps the most recognised face in India. He isn’t a Bollywood star although he probably has just as many supporters. No, he...
Bake me I’m Yours – Chocolate by Tracey Mann – review
Bake me I’m Yours – Chocolate: you have gotta love a book with a title like that. It’s an attention-grabber but it’s what’s between the...
The Golden Book of Chocolate
The Golden Book of Chocolate has got to be the gift book of the year. It has impact in both size and quality of presentation....
Making Fine Chocolates by Andrew Garrison Shotts – review
I have, over the past months, reviewed several lovely chocolate cookery books. This is, however, a little different. This is all about making your own...
Green and Black’s Chocolate Recipes – review
From the cacao pod to muffins, mousses and molés! This is such a lovely book with large photographs by Francesca Yorke (if they were any...
Sweet Hungarian – memories and a recipe
There are more and more opportunities these days to enjoy Eastern European food, and it’s good to have easier access to Hungarian, Polish and Baltic...
Chocolate-filled Easter – story and recipe
The industry has been in a state of evolution since the first chocolate house was opened in London in 1657. No, I don’t mean a...