Blog - Page 2 of 2 - The Chocolate Tour

01 Feb

Gold (January 2018)

February 1, 2018
By Sarah Bichan

January’s box was the Gold collection. This theme made me think of summer heat and golden lager, but I was also excited to try some top shelf, gold award-winning chocolate! I started with She Universe’s...

01 Jan

chocolate

2017 – a very chocolatey year

January 1, 2018
By Rosa Wakefield

We've had an amazing first year at The Chocolate Tour. This time last year I was spending my summer holiday working flat out to pull everything together for launch and boring everyone I know...

26 Dec

Previous boxes

Fruits of Summer (December 2017)

January 1, 2018
By Sarah Bichan

Fruits of Summer, for me, conjures up memories of raspberries from our childhood garden, strawberries with icing sugar, stone fruit juice dribbling down my chin, crunchy pavlova and real fruit ice creams. I was...

27 Jul

chocolate, chocolate makers, Chocolatiers

Chocolatier vs Chocolate Maker

July 27, 2017
By Rosa Wakefield

We talk a lot about chocolate makers and chocolatiers at The Chocolate Tour, but aren't they the same thing? Well, no. The craft chocolate industry is very young, so the need for distinction between the...

15 May

Chocolatiers

Meet the chocolatier: Honest Chocolat

May 15, 2017
By Rosa Wakefield

Nico Bonnaud is the chocolatier behind the innovative Honest Chocolat, based in Snells Beach. Honest Chocolat's bonbons feature a water ganache filling, which allows the chocolate to shine through. And the chocolate used here...

09 May

chocolate

The Chocolate Dictionary

May 9, 2017
By Rosa Wakefield

With this month's focus on the cacao bean, there's some chocolate jargon popping up around the place. I thought it might be good to have a bit of a glossary here; I'll add words...

21 Mar

chocolate, Chocolatiers

Meet the chocolatier: Chocolatier Mirams

March 27, 2017
By Rosa Wakefield

Chocolatier Mirams is the trading name of Chris Mirams, a Hawkes Bay-based chocolatier who produces exceptional chocolates using top-notch ingredients and stunning finishes. He left school at 16 to start as an apprentice at the...

17 Mar

Chocolatiers

Meet the chocolatier: Little Blues Chocolates

March 17, 2017
By Rosa Wakefield

Little Blues Chocolates is an Auckland-based business putting a luxury artisanal spin on American flavours. Ryan is the chocolatier behind the brand, and I spied some of her incredible treats while scrolling through Instagram one...

Sign in

Shopping cart