tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33169030968407783652024-03-05T13:55:53.834-08:00Cocoa- a Chocolate wonderlandcocoawonderland.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16607219596941677894noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316903096840778365.post-20720171495565353932014-09-23T07:52:00.001-07:002014-09-23T08:04:33.328-07:00Our 10th Birthday party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">So this</span> </span>Saturday is our 10th birthday party! If you are about in Sheffield then please do come down to Cocoa as there will be many treats for everyone to try. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Expect to feel like a child again, as we will play pass the parcel
and guess how many sweets in the jar, prizes for all ages! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There will be plenty of samples for the
launch of the new Made in Cocoa range, including Lemon & Poppy seed White
chocolate buttons, Sea Salted Caramel brownies and even some savoury chocolate
dishes.</span></div>
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<b>2004 - 2005 Year 1</b> The shop opens and founders Rachel and Jon employ Anne and Kate (friends at uni)</div>
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<b>2005 – 2006 Year 2</b> During the second year Rachel decides she wants to sell the business, Kate and I worry about what will happen and if we can still work there. I had a dream it turned into a fish and chip shop!</div>
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<b>2006 – 2007 Year 3</b> We (Anne and Kate) buy the business at the same time as finishing our degrees at Sheffield Hallam uni. All very complicated but somehow it worked!</div>
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<b>2007- 2008 Year 4</b> We spent every penny getting the lounge ready and finally opened the Cocoa café in September 2007 and later on the Boudoir (which was the office) upstairs.We also start to run our first free community event with knit club, because someone came in Cocoa and started knitting then suggested we have a club. And we start our first chocolate tasting session as a group of hens insisted that's what they wanted.</div>
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our first member of staff Emily (our housemate at the time's sister), followed by Lizzy. And the recession hit the UK!</div>
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<b>2010-2011 Year 7 </b>Chocolate shop <i>Chocadores</i> shuts after a year in business. We start hosting Chocolate Lock ins. Our website <a href="http://www.cocoawonderland.co.uk/shop/" target="_blank">shop</a> opens, so we can spead the chocolate love all over the UK Mott from the <a href="http://www.grenadachocolate.com/" target="_blank">Grenada chocolate factory</a> visits Cocoa. Kate and I go tea picking in south China.</div>
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cocoawonderland.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16607219596941677894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316903096840778365.post-68940067732408731282014-07-01T06:06:00.001-07:002014-07-01T06:06:52.063-07:00Our chocolate libraryLast weekend our choco-library managed to be featured in the Do Something magazine in the Guardian. About a month ago they had asked readers for pictures of mini libraries and I thought ours would make a good picture. Here it is in the magazine...<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtl50_n4jLDfg262fB2odpVv6mDGQX8w76RY6BFA5crLAgKMATXW0x-9k-Xkk9tEZpBUjKcosSNq_ORbtowAWhDM4BNWDguxhs-lo5uHSbFcFc3LTVg1dy-KDVjW05PafKieGz_r9w5g/s640/blogger-image-1087691682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtl50_n4jLDfg262fB2odpVv6mDGQX8w76RY6BFA5crLAgKMATXW0x-9k-Xkk9tEZpBUjKcosSNq_ORbtowAWhDM4BNWDguxhs-lo5uHSbFcFc3LTVg1dy-KDVjW05PafKieGz_r9w5g/s640/blogger-image-1087691682.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div>I thought I would explain about our library and some of my faves in there. </div><div><br></div><div>When Kate and I first took over the business we wanted to get clued up on everything about chocolate and so we began collecting any books that would help our knowledge. When we opened the cafe we put the books out for others to read and over the years people have added their own. People borrow recipes to make their own chocolate cakes at home and more recently teachers have borrowed them for lesson planning. And of course a lot of customers have a read when they are in our cafe.</div><div><br></div><div>Here are my top 10 books on our shelf:</div><div><br></div><div>This one is actually more of a magazine but I love the old prints in it</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFE1OBzbS7JWrGTrbZxcheZsJZGxomdp4vI0z9p2DkewdWNoFSVOMwJDN-2Jbgsr9HbqUSlTdWcjJlCS4RqDREk-Qp3dSbxOJuRR8lgnDcXpm5j11NnQf0jRzYWITogqCcyl8bLVWl8eU/s640/blogger-image--1978896367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFE1OBzbS7JWrGTrbZxcheZsJZGxomdp4vI0z9p2DkewdWNoFSVOMwJDN-2Jbgsr9HbqUSlTdWcjJlCS4RqDREk-Qp3dSbxOJuRR8lgnDcXpm5j11NnQf0jRzYWITogqCcyl8bLVWl8eU/s640/blogger-image--1978896367.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This is a great book for chocolate lovers and has some great tips for how to taste chocolate.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LLNbiHjCDGpt1FKovw3v_lHSUp0ZH-dUDmbNxfdS12HwXnKL50e6bkqUKeBRhaPCKoK2luDRsWQzIyANhyphenhyphenO1tmrNoxAedA7PKH21sFbTm71dtoC0Ke3zcGWajNkaDqYj7NR02qTKgdM/s640/blogger-image--1224816154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LLNbiHjCDGpt1FKovw3v_lHSUp0ZH-dUDmbNxfdS12HwXnKL50e6bkqUKeBRhaPCKoK2luDRsWQzIyANhyphenhyphenO1tmrNoxAedA7PKH21sFbTm71dtoC0Ke3zcGWajNkaDqYj7NR02qTKgdM/s640/blogger-image--1224816154.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div> This was given to us from a customer, I love how kitch the cover is!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbF247P8DBGtmKzZJkG8oGR1Lh5b5oj1hoRlsb6o3bB92a4H8nF7__DWX8LkaCTzjgBJqcW2btrg5fY0WceBtfLIW79go5SxLZGtkgMDYnvwAqqOfkEFJuVkzXa4ggBFpZgPi0X9J8m0g/s640/blogger-image-342476736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbF247P8DBGtmKzZJkG8oGR1Lh5b5oj1hoRlsb6o3bB92a4H8nF7__DWX8LkaCTzjgBJqcW2btrg5fY0WceBtfLIW79go5SxLZGtkgMDYnvwAqqOfkEFJuVkzXa4ggBFpZgPi0X9J8m0g/s640/blogger-image-342476736.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This is one used a lot by teachers for lesson plans it's educational and great for any age</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgr9R4t4nss4V61vilPHcBRjzypxFLVpsWUfy2rBPWPl1llmJXBhblLdtFjSCYtoFgjK3eYVZbH1QM66U2aC4hrKgEzwLt9CtKqWXndKmNge6q2OLHCSZs4zHLyA1jlqAWzIhLBomtsm0/s640/blogger-image-968006070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Love everything about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxGyr7kYJQtfjQ-4E-GXwIaap3VFiKgvOivWUpedQ43rNK3nj5LH0oHasa6TX2ea60vBxJoI6EbPg5hpVNEIydHyk__1yAt5seg3ND2_3CmlMC9ySB_R7t6866ZqNRADG3nwSfsGp2Eg/s640/blogger-image-884364039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxGyr7kYJQtfjQ-4E-GXwIaap3VFiKgvOivWUpedQ43rNK3nj5LH0oHasa6TX2ea60vBxJoI6EbPg5hpVNEIydHyk__1yAt5seg3ND2_3CmlMC9ySB_R7t6866ZqNRADG3nwSfsGp2Eg/s640/blogger-image-884364039.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Even better as we met Joanne Harris in 2013 to get our copy signed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl5XUx4JOh2w0niotzGiYMds0GJ79zwmySH3Xo88aVnNaeKG2Wjbzqimxxq-hK4Du1kIChxaezgKd3C9BxaYIL73VkvWuAYshMlTdHgpREJp1gh9sjgd5XJyv6ATZVac5f34aB5BMiks/s640/blogger-image--799455742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl5XUx4JOh2w0niotzGiYMds0GJ79zwmySH3Xo88aVnNaeKG2Wjbzqimxxq-hK4Du1kIChxaezgKd3C9BxaYIL73VkvWuAYshMlTdHgpREJp1gh9sjgd5XJyv6ATZVac5f34aB5BMiks/s640/blogger-image--799455742.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And my personal favourite, this is my copy from years ago. 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You can see my name underneath and he must have written over mine wanting it to be his! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGBhweDilpdp7ZrniRJDJFflnY52NYFT0Idpn3xE-fLj2pjPe4Cy4FL2n8_acE1-1M8dde0yeYCP6An-OGST32k9RczMWTfVM2fGt2KrsBBuS1TVicho6m4GGzpZs0dvo3afAOtNZd7I/s640/blogger-image-570574461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGBhweDilpdp7ZrniRJDJFflnY52NYFT0Idpn3xE-fLj2pjPe4Cy4FL2n8_acE1-1M8dde0yeYCP6An-OGST32k9RczMWTfVM2fGt2KrsBBuS1TVicho6m4GGzpZs0dvo3afAOtNZd7I/s640/blogger-image-570574461.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Please feel free to read and borrow any of the Cocoa books, they are waiting to be loved.</div><br></div>cocoawonderland.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16607219596941677894noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316903096840778365.post-47609312072195944512014-05-13T01:25:00.000-07:002014-05-13T01:30:18.811-07:00Cocoa turns 10!<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is a shameful first post of the year! As always got lost in the whirl that is Cocoa and forgot to do any reflecting on here. So this year (let's pretend it's the beginning of the year now) is a pretty big one for Cocoa as we turn...10! On a separate note Kate and I also turn 30! Although I have many days when I feel like we have only just got started a lot has actually happened over the years. I thought I might recap what the first few years looked like...</span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUheg8jYxcD42bhg2GsIQcPxZZB4fqATfZlY5jUKG3EvCNK-FCO6Zm9ZeFvu5ZIRz1ycvAPE9IDMHJ4MwZk2qecQE-qNFIoKm38hMLoIYcw_se660GaehzYry2N9F-SO2jg2hf1Oaxzk/s640/blogger-image--80678358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUheg8jYxcD42bhg2GsIQcPxZZB4fqATfZlY5jUKG3EvCNK-FCO6Zm9ZeFvu5ZIRz1ycvAPE9IDMHJ4MwZk2qecQE-qNFIoKm38hMLoIYcw_se660GaehzYry2N9F-SO2jg2hf1Oaxzk/s640/blogger-image--80678358.jpg"></a></div><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cocoa was opened in 2004 by Rachell & Jon Burton. Rachell had a passion for nostalgia and loved old antique confectionery trinkets. While trawling on e bay for new finds she stumbled upon a truffle cabinet and ended up buying it. Suddenly realising she wasn't sure what to do with a truffle cabinet, it seemed the next obvious thing was to open a chocolate shop! Alas Cocoa was born. I (Anne) was at Hallam uni at this time and noticed a new chocolate shop, curiosity brought me in and I immediately asked if there were any jobs going while handing my CV in. From there Rachell took me on, they had only been open a month so it felt really exciting to be part of such a wonderful project. At this point it was just the front shop that was open to the public but the fixtures and fittings have stayed much the same. As Cocoa got busier I managed to get Kate a job in Cocoa (we had met in halls in the first year) and together we all made a great team. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In 2006 Jon's career as a sound engineer had boomed (excuse the pun) and Rachell wanted to spend more time with her children, together they decided to sell the business. Kate and I were really sad as we had fallen in love with the place and had so many ideas for it. As the months went by there was a lack of interest from buyers and Rachell said she may have to just take it all down and leave it empty, I then had a nightmare that it was going to be turned into a chip shop and this had genuinely upset me! She suggested Kate and I buy it to save the business since we loved it so much. This idea at the time seemed crazy as we were in our final year of university, had no money or business experience and were only 21 years old. But it actually took us all of 5 minutes to agree this was in fact a good idea, a lot of thinking through our hearts not heads here. The next step wasn't easy but Rachell helped us through the first part of borrowing the money, we had to write a few business plans on the spot with no experience of writing business plans! Fortunately this was pre-recession and we were able to borrow enough money from the bank and family to buy the business and start us off. Oh and finish our degrees at the same time! <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Many people doubted us, thought we were stupid and assumed we would fall out. And it was actually them who spurred us on to really give it a go. The first year was definitely the hardest and we really did have to make so many mistakes in order to move forward. You can read as many books as you want but sometimes you have to just put it into practice. But we are still here and we are really proud of that. We are also still really close to the Burton's, we actually employ their eldest daughter Emily- keeping it in the family. And Kate and I are clearly still friends & we still love chocolate just as much if not more!<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">So let the celebrations begin...<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></div>cocoawonderland.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16607219596941677894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316903096840778365.post-60119378197307607142014-01-10T07:34:00.000-08:002014-01-10T07:34:59.868-08:00Chocolate week 2013 in Cocoa... What's your Favour??<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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So last week was officially dedicated to chocolate (although every week is for us!), so we thought it'd be fun to ask our customers to unleash heir inner Willie Wonka and tell us their dream chocolate combination... The best flavour will be sold in the shop and the winner will receive a slab of their very own chocolate. Very exciting indeed! </div>
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We got some incredible flavour requests... Here are just a few... In fact we had so many we might extend the Chocolate celebrations and make some more this week...</div>
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Blueberry Burst... Dark chocolate sprinkled with gold glitter.. One of our favourite customers Jennifer Booth came up with this one. </div>
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60% dark chocolate with Salted Caramel & raspberry... Our very own Cocoa girl Evie Brailsford requested this chocolate. It really works! We used special sea salt from the Algarve and gooey French caramels. I never thought about putting fruit with salt and caramel but it is tres Bon! </div>
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Another raspberry number.. Carmel Clark asked for this dreamy chocolate. Milk chocolate with raspberry, hazelnut praline and white chocolate. </div>
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Jane Miles suggested this.. Milk chocolate & Turkish delight with white chocolate swirls. Makes me honk of Narnia!</div>
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Emiley Harrison's chocolate idea was delicious! Honeycomb & orange.. The texture was great, lots of crunch! Thought this was quite autumnal so apt for the season.</div>
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We made many more flavours including milk chocolate with strawberry bon bons with pink sprinkles (dedicated to Breast Cancer), ginger & pecan... </div>
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What would your dream chocolate be???</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">In a sudden realisation that this blog has been slightly
unloved, this is a very quick catch up of what we’ve been up to in Cocoa this
year. Often blogging is a great way of reflecting what has happened that week,
day, hour etc but when you are so ‘in it’ there isn’t always a window to
reflect anything and this is what kind of happened here. So in the style of
Camilla’s <a href="http://butterscotchandbeesting.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/six-months-in-bullets.html" target="_blank">Butterscotch and Beesting blog</a> ‘6 months in bullets’ which I LOVED! I
am totally stealing this idea! So in case we didn’t tell you THIS is what
happened this year in Cocoa:</span></div>
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</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Kate and I braved it out the shop for a trip to Hebden
Bridge to see retail guru <a href="http://www.whoiskatehardcastle.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kate Hardcastle</a>, talk on behalf of <a href="http://www.yorkshire.com/" target="_blank">Welcome toYorkshire</a>. This was actually the best talk we have ever been to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ever!</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>Faye from <a href="http://www.keepyourfork.co.uk/" target="_blank">Keep you Fork</a> kindly hosted a party in
Cocoa which was so popular there was no room to sit down and I ended up
networking in the kitchen while washing up!</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Kate discovered a new chocolate bar made from tree
to bar in Vietnam from a You Tube video. One thing led to another and we
started selling our first ever Asian chocolate bar, called <a href="http://marouchocolate.com/" target="_blank">Marou</a>. It’s also
totally gorgeous.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>A customer asked if it was OK to propose to his
girlfriend and he got his mates to hold up signs saying ‘will you marry me’ outside
the shop and he and his girlfriend looked from the Butterfly Boudoir. She said
YES!! And she even had her hen do in Cocoa at a Chocolate lock in. Beautiful
moment.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>We met local lady Jane Stammers and started
selling her <a href="http://www.reallygreatfruitcake.co.uk/" target="_blank">Tipple Tail</a> cakes in our shop.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>There was nearly snow at Easter.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>I learned what a Twitter DM was, who knew! There
was A LOT of unread messages.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>I agreed to do a <a href="http://www.pechakucha.org/cities/sheffield" target="_blank">Pecha Kucha</a> talk about ‘the
ethics of chocolate’ where I spoke to about 100 people about the subject. I was
actually more nervous than I was on my wedding day but it went really well (as
did my wedding day).</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>We arranged an Easter egg hunt on Ecclesall road
including as many local shops as we could get on board to raise money for
<a href="http://www.neurocare.org.uk/" target="_blank">Neurocare</a>. It was great!</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>Bit of a shock when we saw Ladbrokes had opened
opposite us!</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Met <a href="http://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/" target="_blank">Joanne Harris</a> at a book launch in the local Library.
Got her to sign a copy of our book ‘Chocolat’.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>After much demand we created a dairy free hot
chocolate, which is currently my favourite one.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>I went sign mad and could not stop making more
and more arrows around the shop!</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>We used the money we had saved over Easter to
finally buy a tempering machine (this is perfect for making chocolate)</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>We did a photo shoot with <a href="http://boneshaker.uk.com/photography/" target="_blank">Boneshaker</a>, which was
bonkers and loads of fun!</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>Found out that our good friend from Grenada,
Mott Green had died suddenly. Completely gutted.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Camilla of <a href="http://butterscotchandbeesting.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/six-months-in-bullets.html" target="_blank">Butterscotch and Beesting</a> designed an
absolutely gorgeous Cocoa pattern, which we are slowly creeping into the
business but soon will be everywhere!</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>Got a new oven installed in our very tiny
kitchen.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Finally produced our own cakes for the café in
our kitchen AND starting making our own chocolate experiments in our tempering
machine. </span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Cocoa turned 9!</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>We had a crazy heat wave, which is usually
really bad for chocolate sales but it didn’t seem to stop anyone.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>We started hiring out jars full off sweets for
wedding sweetie bars and they came back in one piece!</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>We had a boy for work experience over the
summer! A boy in Cocoa!</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>Kate and I were invited to 4 hen dos and 4
weddings, which gave us plenty of reasons to make our own hen do and wedding
gifts from the chocolate we were making. We forgot to photograph any of it but
the highlight for me was Kate’s sister in laws chocolate L plate.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Sheffield Hallam asked Kate and I to be part of
a case study for students who have done well (at least I think that’s what it
was about) but it was really nice to be asked.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Our website shop died no real explanation. It
just died.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>We agreed to do a weekend stall at the <a href="http://summerschool.folksy.com/" target="_blank">Folksy Summer School</a> in Ecclesall woods, despite saying that we would never work at
the weekend or do stalls and to add to it we had just been to a wedding and
were pretty hung over. BUT it was beautiful and we met loads of lovely people
including Gemma from the <a href="http://gemmanemer.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Button tin</a>.</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>We became the case study to about 40 school
projects and some uni ones, ranging from business, journalism, food tech,
design and geography. When did this happen?</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>We also started recruiting for a full time
apprentice, something we have never done before.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>Kate and I escaped the shop to dash off to
London for the day to go to a Chocolate fair.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>Our new full time apprentice Megan started and
slowly we actually had a lot more time in the week thanks to her help.</span></li>
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</span></span>I discovered chocolate paint and proceeded to
paint everything and anything.</span></li>
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university in Leeds. There was an Evie shaped hole in the building.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>There was a food festival in Sheffield and we got people painting their own chocolate lollies in the shop.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>We finally got a new Cocoa sign on our canopy
thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/LordBunn" target="_blank">Lord Bunn.</a></span></li>
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</span></span>I cried in a meeting. Camilla asked me what I
thought (as in about the design work) and I replied ‘I think I’m going to cry’.
I realised later I was a little bit ill and stressed and could not make
sensible decisions about anything that day. Lesson learnt it’s OK to have an
off day.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>There was Chocolate week, where we got our
customers to suggest chocolate concoctions that we could make. We made a lot of
mess.</span></li>
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which is AMAZING.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Got asked by a new hotel in Sheffield called <a href="http://theflorentinepub.com/" target="_blank">theFlorentine</a> to be their suppliers of local handmade chocolate for their guests.
Got really excited and then got really busy making chocolate for them.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>Then got asked by Reece of <a href="http://urbanpantry.co.uk/" target="_blank">Urban Pantry</a> to stock
his shop with local handmade chocolate, so got back in our tiny kitchen and got
really busy. He sold out really quickly which made our day.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span>I ordered a ridiculous amount of Marmite
chocolate, as I was so excited it was back. It turns out this was the right
thing to do as we have nearly sold out.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>But we did sell out of our best seller THE
SPANISH DRINKING CHOCOLATE a week before Christmas, which was a total disaster!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>We won best hot chocolate in Sheffield via
<a href="http://nortoncreative.org/" target="_blank">Norton Creative</a>. We have never won anything so we were happy to take this one.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span>This new chocolate making meant introducing
something Kate and I never thought we would have to do, get up at 6am! Turns
out it wasn’t so bad. </span></li>
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So last weekend Kate and I (and our friends) treated ourselves to an afternoon at the Button tin in Rotherham. We had met Gemma this Summer at the Folksy Summer school and had always wanted to visit. Gemma has created the most magical space in the centre of a gorgeous old building called The Imperial building, which has apparently been abandoned for many years. The Button Tin is the sort of place that's really hard to describe but it's basically an ode to vintage sewing with neat little piles of unique fabrics, thread and of course buttons. I stole this photo from <a href="http://www.georginahumphrey.co.uk/portfolio/commercial/" target="_blank">Georgina Humphrey</a> as mine were a bit rubbish and Gemma looks lovely in it. (please click on the link to look at more of Georgina's work)</div>
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So the first thing we did (after a cup of tea) was decide what to make and look at Gemma's work for inspiration. </div>
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I really wanted to have a go at sewing words and so I picked a simple phrase to use, this is my first draft. The Best Is Yet To Come always makes me feel positive, especially if I'm having a bad day, so I wanted it for my wall.</div>
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I then rummaged through the vintage fabrics to find the ones I wanted to work with. Gemma has been collecting these for many years and likes the idea of each piece having a history. I picked lots of earthy greens and neutral colours & placed them together.</div>
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Now the work begins! </div>
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This was my workspace.</div>
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And lots of tea to keep us going. </div>
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This is Kate working hard on her nautical creation.</div>
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She picked a lovely shiney fabric for hers.</div>
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Then we had some cake!</div>
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I finally finished my letters and used the sewing machine to attach everything together.</div>
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I even had time to add some buttons! This is my finished product which will now live on my wall at home.</div>
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Proud!</div>
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<br />When we got back to the shop I remembered we had some chocolate button moulds and so I had a go at making lots of different flavoured chocolate buttons. Here are the ones I sent to Gemma to say thank you. Please check out her blog <a href="http://gemmanemer.blogspot.co.uk/p/button-tin.html" target="_blank">here</a> and make a trip for yourself.</div>
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It was an idea I had ages ago when I realised there was nothing in the shop that suggested we even had a facebook, twitter & blog account for the shop. It's so easy to get carried away using social media everyday & forget to point out the obvious. So I wanted to make a picture that had all our social media together that could live in the shop for customers to see.</div>
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First I started with my favourite thing in the world, chocolate paint! I decided to paint on white chocolate as the colours would stand out more & all logos had white in them. Here is my Facebook logo...</div>
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I think this is my personal fave, the Twitter bird. I actually used the same facebook blue chocolate paint and mixed it with a white chocolate paint to get as close as I could to the logo colour...</div>
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This is my first trial of putting them together. I wanted it to look like a chocolate bar which had been opened, which it is! So I included the foil & wrapper from the bar...</div>
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This time I wanted a brighter background, so I got a candy stripe bag... </div>
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Been meaning to put this up for AGES! So this Summer our good friends Jamie & Helen got married, Kate and I lived with Jamie many moons ago now. Then Jamie & Helen moved to China for 4 years (hence our trip to China back in 2011). Jamie's sister Emily was also our very first Cocoa girl back in 2008. Here is Emily as a gorgeous bridesmaid.</div>
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And here is me and Kate, having a tipple. I love this pic!</div>
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So as an experiment we made them a giant nib-a-licious bar (a huge version of the one we sell) for their wedding. This seemed like a good idea when I asked Jamie what his favourite bar was but in reality on the wedding day it was so hot I feared the bar would not make it!</div>
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This was my first attempt with edible paint (I'm now obsessed with it!) </div>
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And we included other chocolate moulds such as roses & buttons. </div>
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Then Jamie & Helen very kindly sent a thank you card with this picture of it. This really shows the scale of the bar.</div>
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<br />All in all a great wedding, a great couple & a massive chocolate bar!</div>
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Here the lovely Ellen is getting very creative with the edible paint & has made a paisley pattern lolly.</div>
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This was my attempt of the Food Festival logo. </div>
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All lollies were handmade in Cocoa, this is my first attempt of some halloween lollies. Which hopefully we will see in Cocoa very soon.</div>
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So a few weeks ago Kate and I took a long day trip to London. Every year there is a chocolate fair (within a food fair) & it's a great chance to catch up with chocolate friends and hopefully make new ones. </div>
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The first thing that caught our eye was this giant chocolate world/football, this picture doesn't really give it justice to how huge it was. </div>
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We got to meet Johnathan who imports <a href="http://marouchocolate.com/" target="_blank">Marou</a> for the first time. We have been selling this bar for over 6 months now & will hopefully be getting the small bars in soon.</div>
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We got to see <a href="http://www.valrhona.com/accueil.aspx" target="_blank">Valrhona's</a> new bars & packaging (there are loads!)</div>
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We caught up with the lovely people at <a href="http://blog.rococochocolates.com/" target="_blank">Rococo</a>, who let us try some of their fresh truffles which were amazing!</div>
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We also met up with Jane of <a href="http://www.reallygreatfruitcake.co.uk/food-blog/" target="_blank">Tipple Tails </a>(sorry no pics I was too busy chatting)</div>
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On the train home we were lucky enough to catch up with the one the only Charlotte Johnson who used to work at Cocoa before she left us for the busy lights of London! It was worth the trip just to spend some quality time with her. </div>
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Kate and I went jar mad the other day to add to our collection. We sell these in the shop but they are also available to hire for special occasions. </div>
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Today I was filling them up for a wedding that takes place this weekend. Aneka and Roger are hiring the jars out (with sweets in) as well as two scoops and 100 paper bags.</div>
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In Cocoa, we have always kept a Cocoa comments book to encourage customers to have their say in the cafe. I love reading what they have put, especially if I am feeling a little glum, it always cheers me up. We get touching messages, artworks and even poems. This first one was written nearly 6 years ago now.</div>
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Mott Green, the man behind the Grenada Chocolate company tragically died in an accident this month. Kate and I found out a few days later, due to social media all news (good & bad) travels fast.</div>
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We first met Mott at a trade fair in London about four years ago. At this point we had already booked our tickets to Grenada and had spoken to him on the phone but never in person. Mott is a New Yorker who fell in love with the Caribbean life of Grenada. </div>
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The first thing I noticed about Mott was the fact he wore a old T-shirt with holes in, jeans and bare feet to a trade fair where all men were suited and booted. I loved the fact he was just being himself and didn't seem intimidated by the formality of business. He was excited that Kate and I were coming over and helped us find a place to stay, this ended up being one of the Cocoa farms.</div>
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In 2010 Kate and I embarked on a great adventure to Grenada. We have sold the bars in the shop since 2004 and wanted to see the factory and the plantations. Mott was the first person in the world to attempt to create a chocolate factory in a country where Cocoa is grown. Many of the machines are hand built as chocolate is not made on such a small scale. Not only did it actually work but since then many other countries are taking his idea across the world. The benefit of the tree to bar chocolate bars are revoultionary and can make a huge difference to countries in poverty. In Cocoa we take a great interest in these small tree to bar chocolate companies as we know how important the difference is.</div>
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Here is Mott with the plantaion workers, who are all part of the Grenada Chocolate Co-op. Mott kindly showed us the plantations on the island and each room of the Chocolate factory, which he actually lived in! He really did live and breath chocolate it was his first and last love.</div>
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Another passion of Motts was sailing, here he is with his much loved boat for a daily ride. I was lucky enough to sail with Mott to some of the smaller islands off the land. His latest venture was using wind power to sail chocolate from one country to another.</div>
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In 2011 Mott very kindly came all the way to Cocoa, here in Sheffield to see Kate and I in the shop. Our regular customer Ian Smith took some great snaps of us and Mott in the shop.<br />
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This really meant a lot to us and it was great to see him again.We last saw him in 2012 when he was in London for a small premiere of a documentry <a href="http://nothinglikechocolate.com/about.php" target="_blank"><i>Nothing Like Chocolate</i></a>. This film really captured the great work Mott had done and his passion for everything to do with Chocolate but mainly the people.</div>
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Mott invited us back to a small party at Chantel and James's house, the owners of Rococo Chocoates. We were due to see him again this year in London but instead there will be a tribute for him.<br />
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Although we had only met him recently, we will miss him greatly. He was a truly spectacular man and we hope the great work he has done will continue without him but with him in mind. </div>
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<br />cocoawonderland.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16607219596941677894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316903096840778365.post-5761835961723158222013-06-13T02:12:00.001-07:002013-06-13T02:12:14.402-07:00Perfect present ideas for pops on Father's Day 16th June<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are a few sweet treat ideas we have in store this year...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyFret_dfYfCMu6fkIKYN-IYntYYX-CCAmtyS9uxmy11fhMI6QYT0o9JEOjbsSEQNIKxGIThl7lLmqlxmZVCwU19oR3OrinVdkko4cQ0SyR7uGg3Ue9w_iaMxIoMFNNnHGWaBnbHpyZ0/s640/blogger-image-1937305345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyFret_dfYfCMu6fkIKYN-IYntYYX-CCAmtyS9uxmy11fhMI6QYT0o9JEOjbsSEQNIKxGIThl7lLmqlxmZVCwU19oR3OrinVdkko4cQ0SyR7uGg3Ue9w_iaMxIoMFNNnHGWaBnbHpyZ0/s640/blogger-image-1937305345.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Get stuck Into these salted caramel toffees... £3 a box</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8IKOL7SsYJo/UbW3M92bYtI/AAAAAAAADA0/EnyXrFOr_28/s640/blogger-image-132997678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8IKOL7SsYJo/UbW3M92bYtI/AAAAAAAADA0/EnyXrFOr_28/s640/blogger-image-132997678.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For the dad who likes the finer things in life.. Chocaviar! £5/100g</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GPcmzVBgkUU/UbW3Q4FdJ2I/AAAAAAAADA8/Nkhzf00ABF8/s640/blogger-image-2146163212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GPcmzVBgkUU/UbW3Q4FdJ2I/AAAAAAAADA8/Nkhzf00ABF8/s640/blogger-image-2146163212.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A chocolate novelty praline Swiss Army knife for adventure dad! £2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--EQBCDHH3TY/UbW3E2Tsm6I/AAAAAAAADAk/6z2930uLvO4/s640/blogger-image-1369250838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--EQBCDHH3TY/UbW3E2Tsm6I/AAAAAAAADAk/6z2930uLvO4/s640/blogger-image-1369250838.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chocolate tools for DIY dad.. £6.50</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qeRJIPCPq7w/UbW3JIF6ZvI/AAAAAAAADAs/4joHXgVydOU/s640/blogger-image--1776684893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qeRJIPCPq7w/UbW3JIF6ZvI/AAAAAAAADAs/4joHXgVydOU/s640/blogger-image--1776684893.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yummy vintage chocolate cars £6</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-52hKlIEqP6k/UbmM7H8chAI/AAAAAAAADBY/9x86cFVEzJk/s640/blogger-image-469274691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-52hKlIEqP6k/UbmM7H8chAI/AAAAAAAADBY/9x86cFVEzJk/s640/blogger-image-469274691.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chunky truffle cigar £5.50</div><br></div>cocoawonderland.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16607219596941677894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316903096840778365.post-85133704255412949242013-05-23T05:16:00.001-07:002013-05-23T05:16:30.624-07:00Cocoa post, from us to you<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And this is our most popular product online, the <a href="http://www.cocoawonderland.co.uk/shop/speciality-confectionery/6-simon-coll-chocolate-a-la-tassa-200g.html" target="_blank">Spanish Drinking Chocolate</a>. If you have had it you'll get why...</div>
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So when we get an order this is what we do, collect the products. In this case 4 Spanish Drinking Chocolate blocks (told you it was popular!)</div>
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<br />If you or your friends would like us to do the same for you please visit our Cocoa shop <a href="http://www.cocoawonderland.co.uk/shop/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> The talk took place in the Sheffield Library Theatre. It was really interesting to hear about how she feels about her writing and her characters. She spoke about being drawn to coming back to the characters in <i>Chocolat</i> time after time. We were lucky enough to meet her at the end and get this very cheesy picture of me, Joanne and Kate.</span></div>
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Just wanted to share what a great week we had on Ecclesall road with our first Ecclesall Road Chocolate hop, raising money for Sheffield Neurocare Charity. </div>
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To re cap, we asked loads of Ecclesall road shops to leave a clue in their window for children (& adults) to find on the Hop once they had found all the eggs in the shops they received a chocolate bunny (shown here)</div>
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....and their name went into a raffle for a HUGE 4kg egg. It was free to hop but we asked for donations for Neurocare. We also encouraged dressing up, demonstrated perfectly by these guys...</div>
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We have a winner! Congats to Edward who is 5 years old (the egg is nearly bigger then him!) Edward did the Chocolate hop with his friend Issac and Issac's mum Jo, who works just up the road at Lobby Toffs. Edward says he will definitely be sharing the egg with Issac.</div>
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chocolaty!We have ooodles of options this year for those with allergies! So everybody can enjoy a yummy chocolate treat. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Although it's looking like Christmas today, in the warmth of Cocoa Spring has Sprung! To celebrate Easter (the most chocolatey time of the year) we are preparing for our first Ecclesall road 'Chocolate Hop' Easter hunt. (all the bunnies are talking about it)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> The idea first came about as we wanted something to unite the community
around Ecclesall shops and celebrate the ones that aren't empty! So many
have come and gone, we feel we need to remind people to shop locally so
we can work together to build back the community round here. And why do that with chocolate!</span></div>
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Jane says: Tipple Tails is 'Yorkshire speak' for head over heels or bend over backwards to do something. At Tipple Tails, our philosophy is to do things really well, take the
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">To join in either pop in the shop and write your story on a tag or e mail from our <a href="http://www.cocoawonderland.co.uk/contact" target="_blank">website </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1. Hand-screen printed card by <a href="http://alisonhardcastle.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Alison Hardcastle</a> </span></div>
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So this month we were asked by PR Guru Faye from 'Keep your fork' to have a Cocoa Lock in for all her clients (old & new). As Kate and I attended her course last year we were reunitied with a lot of our old classmates. Faye had that many people interested in her new course she filled Cocoa to the brim! But we had time for a quick snap, he's Kate, Faye and me (Anne)</div>
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We were recommended to Faye's course from a customer of ours, on the course we learnt loads of techniques to help us with our own PR in Cocoa. Something we are still getting to grips with. Just wanted to big up Faye's course as we got in the papers not once but 4 times in the space of 2 months during and after the course.</div>
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Here is our picture from the <a href="http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/best-friends-are-in-chocolate-heaven-1-5010401" target="_blank">Star</a> article.</div>
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Every year in Cocoa we like to treat ourselves (after we've treated everyone else) so this year our staff do was at the lovely <a href="http://www.firedarts.co.uk/" target="_blank">Fired Arts cafe</a> on Ecclesall road. We love it here because the staff are SO friendly, the atmosphere is so chilled out, it's a chance to be creative and the best bit is you get to take home your creations. We went on a Thursday evening, which is open late every week (always good to book though) and you are allowed to bring take out and a bottle of wine!</div>
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Kitty with her fancy espresso cup</div>
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Sophie with her massive mug! </div>
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Holly with her bowl </div>
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Action shot of Emily with her trinket box</div>
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Kate hard at work on her Bear bowl</div>
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Georgina painting her bear (bit of a theme)</div>
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Evie with her bowl </div>
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And me (Anne) with my bear plate. We didn't plan to all paint so many bears it just happened!</div>
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Bear close up.</div>
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And the gang (missing a few ladies here)</div>
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Only 12 days till Christmas, so here are my top 12 (in no particular order) Cocoa treats from the shop.</div>
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1. Turkish Delight in a beautiful keepsake tin. These have flown off the shelf this year!</div>
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2. Montezuma's Chilli & Lime Chocolate Snowballs, for a very zesty Christmas!</div>
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3. Amazing stripey straws for your Christmas tipples! Or possibly the start of some Christmas craft?</div>
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4. The cutest praline snowmen, too cute to eat? </div>
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5. Italian Nougat at it's best. I'm a complete sucker for packaging but it's gorgeous!</div>
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6. Rococo's Truffle pig box. (we call this our 'man present')</div>
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7. Something I have failed to not eat, Brandy Butter truffles. I must have had about 10 (this week) so good luck buying any yourself!</div>
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8. Proper comfort food, Panettone.</div>
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9. Nutcracker Christmas decoration, I'm a big fan of the Sugar Plum Fairy.</div>
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10. Our own Christmas tea, great for warming you up!</div>
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11. Manderin Lemonade, great for Christmas dinner parties.</div>
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12. The Cherry on top...Cherries soaked in Kirsh!</div>
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Which one will you pick?</div>
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