We have got some news for you: 35% Cacao Butter is The New 75% Chocolate. Some chocolate experts say white chocolate is not chocolate at all, just a confectionery aimed at kids. But that’s not true. Cacao fruit is the source of both cacao mass (you have probably learned to appreciate 75% of your bar
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Ika is as Francophile as they come – having been trained by leading chocolatiers in Paris for the most part of 2009-2010. This month she has agreed to follow another French tradition, by answering the Proust Questionnaire, AKA the Bernard Pivot questions, made very popular also by Actors Guild host James Lipton. Here is
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How do chocolatiers get their medals & awards? This month, while working towards the 2017 International Chocolate Awards winners ceremony, we share some tips and behind-the-scenes insight, to help you judge the quality of chocolate, just like the jury members of international competitions, and writers of guides like Le Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat. Professional
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Talking with Ika about music is like talking to her about chocolate – basically we end up discussing her entire life – past and present. “I used to work in a radio station for many years as a sound technician. I can’t possibly describe how much music means to me. I flew four hours to
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