Chocolate Week Is Next Week 10th-16th October 




 7 October 2011

Chocolate Week, the nation’s favourite themed week, returns for a seventh
consecutive year this October to celebrate the wonderful world of fine
chocolate. chocolate week 2011 sees over 350 events taking place around the
UK and culminating in a deliciously indulgent exhibition, Chocolate
Unwrapped, featuring some of the best chocolate brands from around the
world. chocolate unwrapped

The UK’s top chocolatiers and chocolate companies celebrate Chocolate Week
by hosting talks, tastings, demonstrations and sampling, as well as creating
exclusive products, new launches, offers, chocolate meals, cocktails and
recipes. 
Just some of this year’s events include:

• Chocolate Unwrapped – a dedicated chocolate show in London on 15th &
16th October. With over 4000 visitors and 40 exhibitors attending, the
exhibition features top British chocolatiers and chocolate companies along
with chocolate makers from France, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Holland and
Germany. Visitors have the opportunity to view chocolate art, meet the
chocolatiers, attend talks and demos, taste the very best chocolate, paint
with chocolate onto a giant canvas and watch chocolate being made in the
smallest chocolate factory in the world.

• The Great Chocolate Cake-Off – home bakers can enter their favourite
chocolate cake to be judged by a panel of experts.

• William Curley’s pop up shop on St Martin’s Lane, London

• Hotel Chocolat launches its tasting adventures pack to encourage
consumers to hold chocolate tastings at home.

• One of the UK’s top chocolatiers, Paul a Young, collaborates with
renowned fusion chef Peter Gordon to create a 6-course chocolate dinner at
Providores on Monday 10th & Friday 14th October.

• Jason Atherton hosts a chocolate tasting at Harvey Nichols,
Knightsbridge and launches an exclusive chocolate dessert at Pollen Street
Social. The Ivy have created an exclusive chocolate bombe dessert for the
week.

• Thorntons continues its centenary celebrations by giving away a
chocolate smile to everyone who visits their shops during    the week.

• Divine Chocolate launches recipes from baking extraordinaire and  Great
British Bake Off judge Mary Berry, Baking Made Easy’s Lorraine Pascale and
Masterchef judge Gregg Wallace and hold a plethora of events around the
country.
Chocolate Week was set up to promote fine flavour chocolate, the independent
artisan chocolatiers and the chocolate companies who work in direct
partnership with the cocoa farmers. It aims to encourage consumers to pay a
fairer price for their chocolate.

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