To be honest, although this fascinating evening was hosted by the Academy of Chocolate and chocolate was what we tasted, it was much more about how we tasted than what we tasted. Led by Professor Charles Spence, Professor of Experimental Psychology at Oxford, we did taste …
Academy of chocolate
Six hours of solid chocolate….
A very short post, designed only to make you all feel very jealous... Yes, I have once again been judging for the Academy of Chocolate Awards. I was invited for the first time last year and was so dubious as to whether I would have any serious expertise to offer that I …
Chocolate excellence
You may remember that a couple of months ago I was lucky enough to be invited to judge at the 2017 Academy of Chocolate Awards – a fascinating experience for one who likes chocolate (does anyone not?) but really knew very little about 'fine' chocolate. The Academy believes …
Judging 900 chocolates
No – let me hasten to assure you, I did not judge 900 chocolates – but that was the number of entries into this year's Academy of Chocolate Awards. And from all over the world. Just skimming through the winners from 2016 they come from Madagascar, Nicaragua, Peru, Honduras, …