Pods, pralines and Panama
One of the highlights of our Chocolate Week programme, all about the journey of cacao grown in small farms in Panama through to chocolate finished in the UK by Bill McCarrick of Sir Hans Sloane chocolate.
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For the love of Amedei
One of the great things about fine chocolate is the passion it invokes in some of it’s converts. Last night we had the chance to indulge Academy of Chocolate Chairman Sara Jayne Stanes in a chocolate tasting devoted purely to Amedei.
We’ve been at many different events with Sara – promoting fine chocolate or the work [...]
Just desserts – an evening with William Curley
With that title I hope all of us who attended William Curley’s excellent Chocolate Dessert Evening deserved the fantastic, if prototype, desserts William cooked up in front of our eyes tonight.
Using only Amedei chocolate, William made up three new recipes intended for the "Dessert Bar" that will feature in his new Mayfair shop, currently being [...]
Our chocolate week so far
After all the worry and stress of putting together a programme for Chocolate Week, it’s great to now have a couple of events under our belt and to be able to relax a little.
Monday night turned out to be a great start, with our Olive oil, balsamic and ganache tasting, with guest speaker Michael North [...]
The chocolate frog – hot chocolate, cocktails, menu and more
As well as our great events during Chocolate Week at the Theodore Bullfrog, you can also walk in any time and treat yourself to a range of chocolate specials and menu items served all week in the Theodore bar, which will be featuring hot chocolate – made with origin chocolate – chocolate deserts, special chocolate cocktails and a spattering of savoury chocolate dishes, all freshly made with the best fine chocolate.
A passion for perfection – Amedei special with Sara Jayne Stanes
7.30pm – 9.30pm, Thursday 18 October 2007
Sara Jayne-Stanes takes us on a personal journey through the chocolate of her favourite chocolate company, Amedei. Sara will be sharing stores with us about her recent visit to Chuao, while we taste the best of Amedei chocolate and sample ganaches from William Curley.
A day of ultimate chocolate indulgence
20 October 2007, tour begins at 09:45am
A day of ultimate chocolate indulgence
From pod to praline – a chocolate journey from Panama to Britain
2.00pm – 4.00pm, Saturday 20 October 2007
A unique event with a chance to experience every stage in the growing and production of artisanal chocolate, from pods right though to pralines made by the Sir Hans Sloane chocolate company. Kate Malone will talk us through her recent visit to the plantation, while Bill McCarrick will tell us how he makes finished chocolate and pralines from liquor made on the plantation. Plenty of sampling along the way.
Chocolate Week 2007, October 15-21, UK
Chocolate Week is back for another packed week of fine chocolate events, tastings and general chocolate indulgence.
Find out more about Seventypercent events for the week here.
Making origin chocolate truffles with Damian Allsop
7.30pm – 9.30pm, Tuesday 16 October 2007
Join the Seventypercent team and Damian Allsop to help us choose which origin chocolate to feature in our special origin ganache selection. We
On the olive trail – olive oil, balsamic and chocolate truffles
7.30pm – 9.30pm, Monday 15 October 2007
Olive oil and chocolate might sound like an unlikely combination, but olive oil experts The Olive Trail have been working with Damian Allsop to create olive oil and water based ganaches that introduce new and fantastic flavours to the world of chocolate. Mike North takes through an olive oil tasting, matches his own label balsamic with chocolate, while we sample Damian