Here we are properly in Europe with the title competition beginning to hot up, assuming Vettel doesn’t just run away with it all.
Plenty of time for upgrades and surprises though in what’s looking like a pretty exciting season in development.
The Chocolate Tree – Madagascar Raw 70%
The Chocolate Tree ventures boldly into territory formerly almost the exclusive domain of Pacari with a raw chocolate that one has reason to believe may be classified as “fine”. It’s even more refreshing to se...
Directly Traded collection from Geert Vercruysse
Belgian chocolatier Geert Vercruysse creates a unique collection of ganaches using directly traded chocolate, just in time for the birth of new industry organisation, Direct Cacao.
The Chocolate Tree – Ecuador 82%
Scotland joins the club of bean-to-bar countries with this (and other) chocolates from interesting micro-producer The Chocolate Tree in Edinburgh. This is a new experiment for a company previously involved in confectionery and ...
Friis-Holm – Chuno Double Turned
The other half of the Chuno pair from Friis-Holm, which plays the very interesting game of asking by way of practical experimentation what differences in fermentation might do. Like the Triple Turned, this explores an entirely ...
Slow Chocolate: taste workshop – 28 January 2013
£100 per person, 11.00am-4.30pm, Monday 28 Jan 2013 9 Adam Street, London WC2N 6AA Day course – A workshop of the senses Our six hour day course is suitable for beginners and connoisseurs alike. Using fun and engaging ga...
I’ve been out of the loop this week in Quito Ecuador for a chocolate Salon. So bit of a blind guess here and a vote, I’ll pick Hamilton to win as it’s my first call. That probably leaves Duffy open to build on his 1-0 lead after Turkey by picking Vettel again.
Bit too obvious to choose Vettel though, and Hamilton’s the only one who seems to be worrying the Red Bulls at the moment. That’s my official reasoning anyway!
That sounds like a challenge to not pick Vettel! Well I shan’t then. I’ve had a good week – picking up a nice gong at the Academy of Chocolate Awards – so will hope my luck continues and will, like Martin, vote rather than bet. Jenson Button, then. The race won’t be crazy busy like China but I still think his intelligent mastery of different tyre strategies will work. One day, maybe when he doesn’t drive into the wrong pit to change them.