Somewhere you should go… The Chocolate Festival

Matilda — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:08:30 +0000

I’ve recently come to learn that not everyone loves chocolate. Shock, horror? Maybe, maybe not. I personally tread the line between knocking myself into a chocolate-induced coma come Easter time (the mini egg addiction is real…) and steering clear of the stuff whenever I’m reminded that a lot of it out there is pretty much chocolate-flavoured sugar. But thankfully, there’s a growing number of folk churning out superior, luxurious, A-grade, “this could change my mind about chocolate” chocolate, many of whom we’ll be at this weekend’s themed festival.

Master chocolatiers Paul Wayne Gregory and Damian Allsop will be in the mix, along with the renowned Artisan de Chocolat and RococoChocolates, and plenty of newcomers such as Lucocoa Chocolate, a duo committed to producing the confectionery from bean to bar.

The festival will also include chocolate-making workshops, displays, a market and even a Cocoa Spa where visitors can be pampered with chocolate themed treatments. So chocoholics, I expect you to be there, and skeptics – let your curiosity get the best of you; this should be a delightful way to spend the weekend.

From Friday 27 to Sunday 29 March 2015 at the Business Design Centre. For more details visit www.festivalchocolate.co.uk.

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5 reasons why…I Love Hummingbird Bakery

Matilda — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:45:16 +0000

I’m not being paid for this so if I’m bragging about how fantastic this spot is, it’s not because they’re hooking a girl up with free Red Velvets. ‘Cause they’re not. But maybe they should (perhaps even offer a loyalty card, wink wink? It’d make me feel better about the weight gain caused by those sugary lumps of indulgence, geez). Anywho:

1) You know those days when you really feel like you’ve accomplished something? Like not flipping out at a tourist on the Tube for blocking the doors or resisting the temptations of Twitter to actually get some work done (hello, somebody?). Well a cupcake from Hummingbird is my royal round of applause. There’s nothing like a high calorie well-done to keep you motivated, and the icing actually sings to me in the chord of C Major. Yup.

2) There’s one in my neighbourhood (S Kensington) and they’ve also landed on Wardour Street. Can you imagine? Cupcakes on my doorstep! Oh the joy!

3) Prices are low which is good cause I’m kind of on a budget. You know how that gets.

4) The packaging is really pretty. I thought buying MAC make-up made me feel posh – HB present their cupcakes like Christmas pressies you haven’t paid for (before reality sets in of course, for example: “Oh, for me? Why thank you, you’re too kind. Oh, you want money… Damn”)

5) They’ve got a thing for pink and that’s great because I’m female and I’ve been conditioned from youth to fully appreciate and unconsciously graviate towards that colour. Totally suckered? You betcha.

www.hummingbirdbakery.com

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Somewhere you should go… The Chocolate Festival

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