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Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

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

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

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

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

Bennett's

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Building Swales

Building Swales

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

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

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Edmund

Edmund

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask