We’re in Germany, home of the current runaway leader, Vettel. Can he be stopped?
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...
We’ve been battling it out off-line recently as I’ve been away racing. But I am 4-0 up so Martin needs to be saving up for some nice chocolate to present to me later in the year. That should prompt a quick reversal of fortune!
Whenever Vettel hasn’t won I’ve managed to pick the winner – Jenson in Canada, Fernando Alonso in England. I’m going to stick with the favourite this time of course and my choice is Mr Vettel. Home turf, extra pressure and a resurgent Ferrari – all sorts of things could go wrong for Vettel but probably won’t. Do I feel guilty taking the obvious route? Not a bit.
Groan … I have to pick Alonso … groan…