Chocolate Week

Cocoa Loco - Online Special Offer

Monday 12th October 2009

To mark Chocolate Week, Cocoa Loco are offering a packet of our yummy large chocolate buttons FREE when you place an online order over £20.

Whether it is a rich 73% dark chocolate from the Dominican Republic or a smooth 34% milk chocolate, we have something to delight your taste buds.

To redeem this great offer, simply add some buttons to your basket and enter CHOCWEEK in the coupon field during the checkout process. Then just leave it to us and we will post you your chocolate straight away.

Find our more about our buttons or our full range by clicking here

• Address: The Chocolate Barn, Hill House Farm, West Grinstead, West Sussex RH13 8LG
• Visit us at www.cocoaloco.co.uk

Chocolate Tasting and Talk at Melt with Santiago Peralta from Pacari

Monday 12th October 2009

Come in to Melt and hear Santiago Peralta, owner and the chocolate maker behind Pacari talk to us about artisanal chocolate making and his very hands on approach to Ecuadorian chocolate. Pacari have begun to show us the true flavour potential of Ecuador’s Nacional and the session at Melt will cover information about the new and unique raw chocolate.
Pacari chocolate, truffles made from the chocolate and a glass of wine will be included in the tasting, as well as goody bags with featured products on sale take home.
So book soon for this exciting event with one of Ecuador’s hottest new producers

• Address: 59 Ledbury Road, Notting Hill, London W11 2AA
• www.seventypercent.com

Ice-cream indulgence at Fortnum & Mason

Monday 12th October 2009

The Parlour
Chocolate week is celebrated on the First Floor, by providing a gastronomic ice cream indulgence to children of all ages.
Try the Dusty Road Sundae with Amedei® Chocolate, Chocolate Macadamia Nut Biscuit and Sandringham® Coffee ice creams coated in toffee sauce and decorated with amaretto, flaked chocolate and whipped cream. Then there is what may just be the Ultimate Hot Chocolate from one of the world’s most revered chocolatiers.
It’s a show-stopping chocolate week at Fortnum’s.
The Gallery Restaurant, Chocolate Week Special Package for £14
A Chocolate Indulgence
Dark Chocolate Fondant with White Chocolate Ice Cream
Served with your choice of Classic Tea, Hot Chocolate or Pot of Kings Blend Coffee
Chocolate Truffles

• Address: 181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER
• www.fortnumandmason.com

Meet the Chocolatier - Gerrard Coleman

Monday 12th October 2009

As the only chocolatier in the UK to use specialist chocolate-making machine named a conch, Gerrard Coleman produces a rare and exquisite blend of chocolate bars that come exclusively to Fortnum’s. Join Gerrard on an insightful chocolate journey from cocoa bean to bar and taste the craftsmanship first hand. Ground Floor, 12noon to 4pm.

• Address: 181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER
• www.fortnumandmason.com

Louis Barnett of Chokolit at Mint Leaf

Monday 12th October 2009

Louis Barnett of CHOKOLIT have teamed up with the Head Chef of Mint Leaf Restaurant Group in London creating an incredible feast of chocolate and curry dishes served with extraordinary chocolate cocktails!
A full exotic Tasting Menu has been designed to conjure up the senses and that culinary experts describe as a “story of taste”. – From braised Pork with caramelised onions, ginger, green chilli, curry leaves and 60% dark chocolate and cocoa nibs,  to chocolate Savrin with black cardamom and Grapefruit Foam,  all dishes are designed as an exploration of flavour. Featuring cocoa in every course, as well as the specially prepared drinks that accompany each part of the meal,
Mint Leaf and Louis Barnett offer a Chocolate Week Tasting Menu throughout Chocolate Week, with 10% of all orders made between 12-18th October going to the Sick Children’s Trust, the official charity for Chocolate week. Louis Barnett, 17, is the most qualified chocolatier in the UK and now recognised as a talented chef and food expert. His work with chocolate is unprecedented and his work with charities, phenomenal. A very special young man for us all, to keep our eyes on………………Full Details:  www.chokolit.co.uk www.mintleafrestaurant.com

• Address: Mint Leaf, Suffolk Place, Haymarket, SW1Y 4HX
• www.chokolit.co.uk