Guess The Origin Contest

We are releasing a new chocolate bar. To celebrate, we are holding a “Guess the Origin” contest. You can win a “Year’s Supply of Chocolate” (valued at $830). Be sure to enter!

Clark’s Having a Baby !!!

Ok, well it is actually Clark’s wife Nicole. Born this morning, 8lbs, 3oz. I’m still waiting for a name from Clark but, I’m sure she will eat her share of chocolate as she gets older! A big congratulations for Clark and Nicole!!!

New Things Coming

Sorry we’ve not updated the blog for a while. Big things are coming. Look for future announcements here.

San Francisco Chocolate Salon Awards

Some of the awards for the 2010 San Francisco International Chocolate Salon were announced today. Amano won Gold for Best Dark Chocolate and Best Dark Chocolate Bar. The major awards will be announced at the Chocolate Salon on March 25th. We’l…

2010 Chocolatier Awards

They just announced the 2010 Awards for the best chocolatiers and confectioners in America. The Awards are based on the cumulative number of Gold and Silver Awards received by each entrant in the 2009 TasteTV Chocolate Salons in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
Amano won the top award (“Grand Award” ) for [...]

Ocumare Milk Back in Stock

We’re making chocolate as fast as we can to replenish all our stocks. More people purchased Amano Chocolate over Christmas and Valentine’s than we’d expected.
As some of you may have noticed we were temporarily out of stock on our Ocumare Milk due to overwhelming demand over Valentine’s. We’re happy to announce [...]

Gift Boxes

Looking for a gift for that special someone? Thinking about giving some Easter chocolate for adults as well as kids? Consider a variety pack of our chocolate in a gift box.
We’ve made this box so all our chocolate displays beautifully. It is the perfect presentation piece for sharing your love of Amano [...]

Amano Chocolate Tasting at The Queen’s Grocer: Fortnum and Mason

For those in love, Valentine’s Day is one of the most significant days. It is the time to celebrate the love that each has for the other and there is no better way to celebrate love than with a gift of chocolate.   For those of us in the chocolate industry, it is a time for [...]

Valentine’s Shipping

Nothing says Valentine love like dark chocolate. To help you express your love to your special sweetheart we’re doing free FedEx Ground shipping for orders above $50 through Valentine’s.
Valentine’s is Sunday so if you are shipping via FedEx Ground I’d suggest having your orders in by Wednesday. (FedEx will do Saturday [...]

More Art in London

I mentioned that Art Pollard, one of the founders of Amano Chocolate, will be at Fortnum and Mason on the 14th of February in London, England. In addition to that he’s the featured guest at the 70% Tasting on February 11th from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society at [...]

William Curley – new Pimlico shop

William Curley’s new flagship store opens in London’s Pimlico Green. More than just a chocolatier shop, this is a spacious chocolate emporium that raises the bar for London chocolate shops and gives London even more of a claim to be a world class chocolate destination.

Callebaut buy Chocovic

Swiss giant Barry Callebaut, the choco-saurus of the chocolate world, has swallowed up Spanish fine chocolate maker Chocovic for an undisclosed sum. Pending European competition rulings, the deal should be complete by the end of the year.

Pierre Hermé coming to London?

Could Pierre Hermé, leading light of the new wave of Parisian patissiers be coming to London? We’ve heard hints for a while of the up-market pastry and chocolatier chain extending it’s current presence in Paris, New York and Tokyo to London, but the lastest rumour has it that we could …

2009 Chocolate Awards diary – part 1

The presentation ceremony of the 2009 Academy of Chocolate awards takes place this Tuesday 2nd of June, and everyone is in town to collect their medals or just catch up with long unseen friends in the fine chocolate world.

I’ll be churning out a hastily written diary of the night and the surrounding week, if I’m still in one piece after all that award-winning chocolate.

William Curley at Westminster Kingsway College

As if a visit to Paul A Young’s last Friday wasn’t enough, in the afternoon I went along to a promotional demo by William Curley for Amedei at Westmintser Kingsway College. I just about survived the three desserts and freshly made sea-salt caramels, with a little chocolate eating space to spare.