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Acclaimed chocolate expert and author Clay Gordon and I spent a good chunk of last week emailing each other about the burst of news that craft chocolate makers Rick and Michael Mast had been deceiving the public about their chocolate-making practices...

The Natural Food Show – the UK’s biggest trade event for natural and organic food and drink – has released its latest preview of new innovations for 2015.  Part of Natural & Organic Products Europe, which takes place this month, on 19-20 April, at...

Cacao pods come in three main varieties: Criollo, Forastero and Trinitario, the latter a hybrid of the first two.  Recent gene tests suggest there are at least ten types, however. Cacao trees originated in South America but are now grown in Africa,...

Over the years I’ve been writing about chocolate, my interest in the subject has developed significantly. The more I learn, the more I want to know. The more I know, the more I want to share. For the past few years, the bean-to-bar industry is the thing...

A couple of weeks ago I received an invite to take part as a judge in the International Chocolate Awards, needless to say that this isn't the kind of thing you turn down! "Oh hey, so you want me to come and taste some of the finest chocolates in the...