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Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Smaller more 'bespoke' bars with unusual pairings - dark and pollen anyone? - Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Smaller more ‘bespoke’ bars with unusual pairings – dark and pollen anyone? – Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Bennett's

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Edmund

Edmund

Building Swales

Building Swales

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

Annelli Viik's white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Annelli Viik’s white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots - Gurre, Denmark

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots – Gurre, Denmark

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose