Birds Eggs “laid in France” As part of our CURATE collection, we have sourced these eggs from a company that I have worked with for over 40 years. I trust their sourcing of cocoa and I can share that they moved away from West African cocoa because they were not happy with the practices there, and not able to control them. They bought a large cocoa farm in Ecuador  (San Fernando, see link and more information below) and have been working directly with the farmers. The chocolate eggs are made from this cacao (their house couverture is bean to bar) so there is clear provenance, traceability ..read more

Rosamund Coady is a ceramicist who studied ceramics at Camberwell School of Art and Crafts in the 1980s. In 1999, she became Artist In Residence at Bruce Castle Museum in Tottenham. Her first solo exhibition there was called “Crocks in the Castle”. Coady has participated in group shows at the Jewish Museum in Camden, Earth & Fire at the Harley Gallery Welbeck, and Cambridge Contemporary Art. She recently created a group of works for Twenty Twenty Gallery’s “Spring Flourish” exhibition. Other solo projects include installations of Japanese cups in the Brutalist Lumen Church in Bloomsbury, a ..read more

incorporated on the 99th birthday of the founders father, 6 July 2023 091-787151_20230706_14985571Download 091-787151_20230705-151404_10620Download The post the Chocolate Detective Limited first appeared on The Chocolate Detective ..read more

– story about meeting Lucy at Rendezvous tasting The Tidal Rum – on YouTube This June we have a very special limited edition collection with The Tidal Rum and three of our chocolates that we have tested carefully to be sure they compliment the rum beautifully – This is your chance to gift some lucky person, of course it does not need to be your dad or even a man, just someone special who will appreciate this magical combination and maybe even share with you. In our family this kind of gift is known as a boomerang, and we love those!  Meet Kazz the forager and this special ingredient, c ..read more

Are you looking for a fun way to celebrate the summer solstice? Look no further than the Fisherman’s Birthday celebration on June 24th, 2023! This family-friendly event takes place from 12pm to 8:30pm at the Kingsbury Green Primary School Playing Fields in London. The Fisherman’s Birthday celebration is a unique event that celebrates the ancient tradition of fishing. There will be plenty of activities for all ages, including fishing contests, live music, and delicious food. Don’t miss out on this fun and festive event! For more information, please contact NUTMEGMACESPICEASSOCUK@GMAIL.COM. To l ..read more

Page 17 of the May issue of CL – Thank you for choosing our Quail’s eggs – perfect for spring & summer picnics or gifts! The post As Seen In Country Living Emporium first appeared on The Chocolate Detective ..read more

A lovely celebration cake. I first met Paul de bondt & his wife Cecilia in 1996, at the Eurochocolate festival in Perugia. He is one of the best chocolatiers and pastry chefs in Tuscany, based in Pisa. We spent a weekend running a cookery school, sharing our recipes – I demonstrated my tapenade and this is one of his recipes – it’s a really light Genoise sponge, and makes the perfect foil to a creamy filling or ganache.  For the filling you could choose a variety of things… Soft berries, crème fraiche, chocolate truffle…. Coffee, Tea, or water ganache, which is dairy free… Serves 8 Pr ..read more

Since the Chocolate Detective started it has been an imperative to avoid the use of plastic unless completely unavoidable. We use recycled or recyclable materials wherever possible.  Made in Lancashire, powered by water. We are really delighted to have got to the point where we could have this beautiful paper printed, and proud to be working with this British company. http://www.roachbridgetissues.com/what-we-do/take-our-environmental-responsibilities-seriously/ New Arrival! Our new black and white tissue paper is printed using water-based inks on historic mill site of Roach Bridge h ..read more

Dairy & Gluten Free Chocolate Almond Tortes Serves 8 Non-Dairy GF Ingredients 200g good extra virgin olive oil  75 golden castor sugar Provençal Chocolate “Olives” 150g x 2 100g ground polenta  1 tsp baking soda zest and juice of 2 oranges 3 eggs pinch of salt  Non-Dairy GF Method preheat the oven to 170C grease dish – what size etc Whisk eggs, then add in all the other ingredients  bake 30-40 mins or until the knife comes out clean and the polenta is cooked Gluten Free Ingredients * 300g Provençal Chocolate “Olives” (2 bags) * (of which approx sugar and chocolate ..read more

Extraordinary taste, sustainability and social impacts This event takes place in the British Library Theatre and will be simultaneously live streamed on the British Library platform. Tickets may be booked either to attend in person, or to watch on our platform (online) either live or within 48 hours on catch up. Viewing links will be sent out shortly before the event. Chantal Coady, founder of Rococo Chocolate and The Chocolate Detective, is joined by Nick Davis, a grower in Jamaica, and Angus Thirlwell of Hotel du Chocolat to explore the dynamics of producing ethical, delicious chocolate and ..read more