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2019 chocolate trends for restaurants

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7 chocolate trends for restaurants

By Patrick McGuigan

Raise your chocolate game in 2019 with these trends, including pour-and-melt puds and s'mores.

María Fernanda Di Giacobbe Basque World Culinary Prize chocolate

María Fernanda Di Giacobbe on the power of chocolate

Winner of the Basque Culinary World Prize 2016, María Fernanda Di Giacobbe, works to empower disadvantaged women in Venezuela through chocolate production. As the 2017 prize approaches its deadline for nominations, we caught up with her to understand...

Breaking the mould: The 6 top chocolate trends for 2017

Breaking the mould: The 6 top chocolate trends for 2017

By Hannah Thompson

From the impact of social media and the importance of giving customers the story behind the beans, to the rise of low-sugar and blond varieties, 2017 is shaping up to be an interesting year for chocolate

Rabot 1745's dishes will be light and contemporary, underpinned with subtle notes of cocoa

Hotel Chocolat brings cocoa restaurant to Borough Market

By Luke Nicholls

With National Chocolate Week taking place this week (14-20 October), renowned cocoa grower and chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has revealed details of a new, cocoa-based fine-dining restaurant opening in Borough Market next month.

The World Chocolate Masters 2011: The competition

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The World Chocolate Masters 2011: The competition

The World Chocolate Masters is, by a considerable margin, the world’s most important competition for chocolatiers and pastry chefs. Organised for the fourth time by Cacao Barry, Callebaut and Carma, the competition sees 20 or so contestants work unaided...

ACF calls for entries to pastry competition

ACF calls for entries to pastry competition

By Lorraine Heller

Professional and trainee pastry chefs are being invited to enter a chocolate desert competition, which organisers ACF hope will raise the game of the sector in the culinary world.

The Restaurant Show 2010 continues

The Restaurant Show 2010 continues

By Becky Paskin

Day two of The Restaurant Show has been even bigger than the first, with the culmination of the World Chocolate Masters UK final, the Compass Junior and Senior Chef of the Year competitions and even more chef demonstrations

M&S choc supplier wins World Chocolate Masters UK Finals

M&S choc supplier wins World Chocolate Masters UK Finals

By Lorraine Heller

John Costello, innovation chef from Park Cakes in Bury, Manchester - which supplies Marks & Spencers - has been named the UK Chocolate Master 2010-11 after an “extremely close” competition held at the Restaurant Show yesterday and today

London's May Fair Hotel gets behind Chocolate Week

London's May Fair Hotel gets behind Chocolate Week

By Emma Eversham

The May Fair Hotel in London has been announced as venue partner for the sixth Chocolate Week and will be serving a six-course chocolate themed menu this Saturday to celebrate