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Natasha Sutton founded Aubel Chocolates from her home in Ashtead, Surrey. After 15 years working for one of the UK’s best-known names in chocolate, Natasha combined her technical knowledge with her foodie love of flavour and retrained in the art… Continue Reading →

Besococo founder, Deepa Jayaraman, creates very modern chocolates using traditional processes, with each batch lovingly made with the freshest of ingredients. Deepa uses locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. As a rule, I opt for dairy-free chocolates but this little selection… Continue Reading →

Michael and Naz, founders of Cocoa Jones, stumbled into the world of fine chocolate in 2012 at the London Salon Du Chocolate exhibition. At the time they were looking for a new business venture – one that afforded them creativity,… Continue Reading →

In 2014, when Discover Cacao started organising chocolate-themed events, one of the first companies we met was Fifth Dimension Chocolates. This London-based company was founded in 2013 by Russell Pullan and Albert Chau… and the first chocolate that I tried… Continue Reading →

With Valentine’s Day sailing into the distance, the horizon is now set for the months ahead, and obviously, the next chocolate-y event in the calendar has to be Easter. The supermarket shelves are already clearing roses of red to make… Continue Reading →

The Limpsfield Cookery School opened its doors this month in a purpose-built farmhouse-style kitchen, in the historic village of Limpsfield in Surrey. And we spent the day with award-winning Pâtissier and Chocolatier Lucie Bennett, who guided us through a day… Continue Reading →