I do enjoy a bit of chocolate - don't we all? But when it comes to easter eggs, the attempts of most chocolate makers are... a bit mediorcre if I'm honest. Tiny, wafer thin eggs that taste like the kind of chocolate to come out of a cheap advent calender. 2 years ago, I decided that enough was enough so I took the dive and bought a Hotel Chocolat easter egg. The price was rather scary - £24 for a bit of chocolate??? Regardless, I purchased on and took it home to devour. One look at it and I knew that i was in for a real treat. The egg was split into two individual shells - one had a rather nice cross-hatched pattern of piped chocolate, the other was coasted ...  Read the complete review

First of all, apologies for the odd timing of this particular review, I meant to get it done much much sooner than this, but actually, I ended up getting quite a lot of chocolate for Easter, so it's taken me some times to make it through it all! For those that are unfamiliar with Hotel Chocolat, they are a chocolatier and cocoa growing company that have various shops and a mail order website that delivers to most of Europe. They specialise in luxury chocolate and are the originators of the world famous 'chocolate tasting club'. So what better time to exercise their skill that Easter? They offer a range of eggs for different tastes, including some ...  Read the complete review