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IMG_2446So, having worked liked a demon for two weeks to cycle the length of the country and get myself toned, slimmer and fitter, I then return to a week of forced chocolate intake!  OK, so maybe it wasn’t forced exactly, but some people just have no willpower where chocolate is concerned, and when it’s some of the best chocolate money can buy my willpower definitely goes out of the window!
The first chocolate obstacle was a day of photography for the front cover of Observer Food Monthly magazine.  The feature we were to show covered small food producers and included The London Honey Company and Duffy’s chocolate – my sweet tooth went into overdrive!  What a fun day, ‘playing’ with such great ingredients – be sure not the miss the mag when it comes out next month.
Last night I organised for a few friends to join me in a chocolate tasting at the very innovative Artisan du Chocolat in west London – what an experience.  If you want to be cured of eating chocolate for a while this is the event to attend – every single one of us reached a point of being unable to taste more chocolate, despite the amazing morsels being offered!  Not only did we learn about the varieties of cocoa, chocolate flavours and how Artisan make their chocolates (they conche and refine their own beans), we were also treated to cocktails (bellinis, made with pulp of the cocoa pods, and gin fizz made with matcha white chocolate  – these recipes can be found on their website).  If that wasn’t enough, we were given a ‘break’ from chocolate eating, which involved us eating a chocolate fondant with salted caramel ice-cream!
IMG_2444I think it may be a while before I reach for the delicious chocolate covered stem ginger I bought just before we left!

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