Chocolate Week

Sir Hans Sloane at Chocolate Unwrapped

Saturday 10th October 2009

Enter into the world of the the finest couverture created and crafted by Master Chocolatier, Bill McCarrick, at Chocolate Unwrapped.
Taste your way through the 50 degrees of cocoa with Bill from the lightest at 35% to the darkest at 85%.

• Address: The May Fair Hotel
• www.sirhanssloane.co.uk

The Chocolate Consultant at Melt, Chocolate Unwrapped

Saturday 10th October 2009

On behalf of Melt, Louise Thomas, of The Chocolate Consultant, will be hosting hot chocolate demonstrations through out Saturday and Sunday on behalf of Melt using their Single Origin Hot Chocolate Blocks, as recommended by William Sitwell of Waitrose Food and Wine. 

• Address: The May Fair Hotel, Berkeley Street, London
• www.chocolate-unwrapped.co.uk

Divine Chocolate with the Sanderson

Saturday 10th October 2009

Sanderson epitomizes a “new luxury” that is smart, pared down, and tempered with a healthy dose of wit and irony – in short, a hotel with modern sex appeal. Divine Chocolate Cocktails all week in the Long Bar and the Purple Bar.
Cocktails

Bounty
Divine Milk Chocolate melted and shaken with Caribbean coconut rum and crème de cacao white

Mon Chery Martini
Divine 70% Dark Chocolate melted and shaken with cherry marnier, crème de cerise and white crème de cacao

Kuapa Kokoo
Divine White Chocolate melted and shaken with cariel vanilla vodka and crème de cacao.

• Address: 50 Berners Street London, W1T 3NG
• http://www.sandersonlondon.com/

Divine Chocolate with The Belfry at Yarcombe

Saturday 10th October 2009

The lovely Belfry, restaurant and rooms sits, in the little village of Yarcombe, surrounded by the beautiful, rolling Blackdown Hills. The hotel is a converted 19th-century school - all flint walls and huge, mullioned stained-glass windows - but the Belfry’s tranquil and laid-back atmosphere couldn’t be further from its educational heritage.

The six en-suite bedrooms, all named after famous poets, are light, airy and stylish. Three enjoy those incredible stained-glass windows - the Coleridge room is particularly stunning - boasting views out over the village and towards the countryside beyond. Comfy beds are made with crisp white, cotton linen, while the bathrooms have L’Occitane toiletries, bathrobes and huge, fluffy towels. Lots of little touches, such as CD players, home-made biscuits, free wifi access and fresh milk and fruit juices are the icing on the cake.

Downstairs, The Belfry’s lovely little restaurant - once the infants’ classroom - is a cosy place to enjoy a mouth-watering evening meal. Owners Sarah-Jane and Neil make great team and are superb hosts. Local products and home-made deliciousness make up the vibrant and super-fresh menu, with British classics given a global twist and puddings to die for. The kitchen team (that’s Sarah-Jane) is small enough that guests are asked to order their food in advance and there’s just one sitting for dinner, but the effort is more than worth it. Breakfast (which can be ordered there and then!) is also fabulous - sausages, eggs and bacon from the local farm shop, kippers from the Dartmouth Smokehouse and home-made marmalades and jams.

Throughout Chocolate Week, the belfry will be serving mini bars with coffee after dinner, and dark chocolate desserts on the menus including Rich chocolate brownie made with Divine 70% dark chocolate served with pistachio ice-cream and a Rich chocolate Torte made with Divine 70% dark chocolate and Morgans Spiced Rum.

• Address: The Belfry at Yarcombe Yarcombe, Near Honiton, East Devon, EX14 9BD
• www.thebelfrycountryhotel.com

Divine Chocolate with Palmer’s Chocolate

Saturday 10th October 2009

A small’ independent chocolate shop based in a rural market town stocking a wide range of Divine products including the full selection of 100g bars. Sampling Divine all week during Chocolate Week.

• Address: Palmer’s Chocolate The Bazaar, West Street, Oundle, PE8 4EJ
• www.palmerschocolate.co.uk