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Apr
The theme for March is Fruit and Nut. Like Rosa, as a child, fruit and nut was definitely not my favourite kind of chocolate. Why spoil all the sugary goodness with stuff that’s supposed...
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Feb
February’s subscription box was the Colours collection. When I think of colour, I think of rainbows, warmth, light and childlike fun: all those things that give you warm fuzzies. Chocolate does the same thing...
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Feb
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...
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Jan
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...
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Dec
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...
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Jul
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...
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May
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...
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May
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...
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Mar
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...
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Mar
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...
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