Hannah Betts (pictured) prefers ultra-posh chocolate to those that offer a sugar rush YES By Hannah Betts Choc horror! White chocolate has been axed from the Office for National Statistics’ annual inflation basket, and Thorntons is closing outlets. Meanwhile, its ritzy young rival Hotel Chocolat saw revenue rise 11 per cent in the six months … Read more
Whether you’re spending Valentine’s Day alone or coupled-up, it’s the ideal excuse to buy a box of chocs — for your partner or for yourself. But while you might have previously plumped for an off-the-shelf box of Milk Tray, there are now an increasing number of artisan chocolatiers producing exquisite hand-made, meticulously crafted chocolates with … Read more
How many of us, at Christmas, end up on the sofa, watching repeats while eating half a tub of Quality Street, and feel awful about ourselves? All that cheap chocolate, sugar and plastic wrapping! Well, this year you can treat yourself with minimal remorse thanks to a new trend: guilt-free chocolate. Supermarkets and department stores … Read more