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Cioccolata e Sappori, Milan

9 May 2008

I am no stranger to coincidence. I find things, things find me. For example, I managed to locate an old friend who had moved to Milan just by looking on the internet. That, however is not the coincidence that concerns us here. It just so happens that right across from my hotel, on the Via...

Haigh’s Selection

8 May 2008

I seem to have trouble possessing the self-restraint needed to stop gobbling up Haigh’s chocolates before they’re artfully arranged and photographed for the visual delectation of Chocablog readers. If I buy Haigh’s most popular product – a ten pack of their little chocolate frogs (milk chocolate, dark chocolate or milk peppermint), they tend to have a...

Cadbury Dairy Milk Melts - Deliciously Dark

7 May 2008

Recently I reviewed a product from Cadbury South Africa that combined Dairy Milk with white chocolate. Well this (British) chocolate could be considered the exact opposite. Dairy Milk chocolate with a soft dark chocolate centre. Inside this rather attractive cardboard box are eight small, individually wrapped bars… Now I hadn’t even heard of the “Melts” range, so...

Lindt Lime and Green Pepper Mousse

6 May 2008

I found this in an Austrian service station while driving from Brno in the Czech Republic to Ljubljana in Slovenia. No, really. Physically, this bar falls into the same category and the Cherry/Chilli bar I reviewed some time ago. What you get is a mousse base topped with fruity jelly, wrapped in Lindt’s 70% Bittersweet dark...

Pic of the Week #48

6 May 2008

This week’s Pic of the Week is this beautiful shot of a Bluebell wood in Buckinghamshire by Skinnnyde. Skinnyde has used the Orton Effect to give this photo an “enchanted” look. Wonderful....

Lindt ‘Chocolat Provence’ Orange & Thyme Fantasy

2 May 2008

It wouldn’t be Europe if I couldn’t find another ‘previously unknown’ Lindt bar or two. This is one of a brace I bagged in Vienna, and as you can see from the packaging, Lindt have decided to go all rustic with their Provence range. What we have here is a 60% bittersweet chocolate with a hint...

Nestlé Chocolate Log

1 May 2008

This is the second of my South African purchases, and this one comes from Nestlé. The packaging describes it as “creamy marshmallow on a crisp wafer”, and being a fan of all things light and fluffy, I had high hopes for this. Unfortunately, it seems to have been damaged somewhat in transit. I’m not sure, but I’m...

Twitter Tips for Bloggers

30 April 2008

I promised you some tips on getting the most out of Twitter, and here they are. Twitter is a great tool for bloggers and can help with a wide range of blogging related issues, but if you want to get the most out of it, it’s important to use it well. So, in no particular order,...

Pic of the Week #47

30 April 2008

This week’s Pic of the Week is this wonderful hummingbird shot from Raynekyst: Do check out her archive for more wonderful shots of these birds. And don’t forget, you’ve only got one day left to enter this month’s Fotonomy Challenge!...

Cadbury Honey Almond Nougat Picnic

30 April 2008

Call them what you will – Bog Bars, Poo Sticks or Caddyshack Candies, the good old Cadbury Picnic has been around for donkeys’ years and is still worth sinking your teeth into every now and then when your craving insists that absolutely nothing else will do. Obviously though, if you’re unlucky enough to get...