Archive for December, 2006

Hotel Chocolat - The Purist

Christmas, a time for giving. If you’re reading this, you’d probably agree that it’s a time for giving chocolate, and a great opportunity to splash out a bit.

Well, I think it’s pretty safe to say that Santa knew what I fancied, and he delivered something a little out of the ordinary this year. You’ve probably [...]

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Posted by Simon on 28 Dec 2006 at 07:12 PM in Reviews | Comments (0)

Kinder Chocolate

I’ve always loved Kinder chocolate. Possibly my favourite childhood treat of all time is Kinder Surprise. The chocolate was always gone in seconds, but the toy inside always lasted… well, at least an hour (at least 50 minutes of which was usually spent putting the damn thing together).

So I didn’t take a lot of persuasion [...]

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Posted by Dom on 18 Dec 2006 at 08:12 PM in Reviews | Comments (6)

Green & Black’s Caramel

I seem to be buying a lot of caramel filled bars lately. It’s not deliberate, although I’m starting to think there’s something about seeing the word “caramel” that triggers a subliminal “Buy me now!” response in my messed up mind.

This particular bar is in a class above most of its competitors though.

Opening the thick paper [...]

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Posted by Dom on 07 Dec 2006 at 07:12 PM in Reviews | Comments (7)