1. Half Term Celebrations at Chatsworth House Kicking off their week of half term activities, Chatsworth is playing host to an eclectic bunch of young musicians from Sheffield university who, weather permitting, will be dotted around the 105 acres of garden and family home to add a special soundtrack to your visit! Of course the [...]
Easter Weekend is one of our favourite times of year, and can you guess why? Chocolate of course! Eating it, decorating it, cooking it – we’ve collected our Top Ten excuses to get involved with the sweet stuff this holiday… 1. Easter Egg-Stravaganza at Piglets, Farmer’s Cart Brace yourselves kids, with winter on the way [...]
This year the Easter Bunny is breaking conventions and getting creative! Kids are inundated with mass produced chocolate eggs at this time of year, and given Choc Affair’s commitment to ethical consumerism we thought we’d do something different. Check out our alternative seasonal gift ideas here: Let’s start with a BANG, and if you wanna [...]
Does Mum need a break? Fed up of the machinelike routine of city life? Well why not head to York, the epitome of England’s medieval past, it is sure to relax and revitalise. Wandering the myriad cobbled streets, sampling fresh local treats, passing gardens and monuments brings one to wonder whether they have stumbled back [...]
So it’s the second week of the great Fairtrade Fortnight Promotion we are running with award winning bespoke Jewellery Designer, Harriet Kelsall Jewellery Design – a specialist at creating unique engagement rings. During the rest of the week when you go ahead with a Fairtrade and Fairmined gold commission with Harriet Kelsall or chose a fairly traded [...]
This recipe is quick, easy, and the perfect amount of messy to get the kids involved! Plus most of the ingredients have a fairtrade alternative! Around 75g of Fairtrade milk chocolate, but we put a bit extra in because we can’t shake our choc addiction! 250g self raising flour 1 level tsp baking powder 150g [...]
We’ve collected a mix of luxurious, relaxing and of course ethical Mother’s Day gifts to combat the generic and overpriced displays in commercial stores. Take a look at our top ten favourites: 1. Silver Teardrop Peal Earrings Mother of pearl is a timeless classic and these little treasures are the perfect complement to their strong [...]
We have teamed together with renowned bespoke jewellery designers Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery to bring you a great Fairtrade Fortnight exclusive offer. Head on down to their Hertfordshire based jewellery centre, or their central Cambridge based studio to have a commission crafted in Fairtrade and Fairmined gold during the fortnight and get one of our delicious chocolate hearts [...]
Another one of our wonderful stockists, this time it’s Urban Pantry based in South Yorkshire, who have a delicious delicatessen and offer yummy food from across the Region including our chocolates! Their Ethos: To provide excellent quality delicatessen food and drink from the region and beyond, conveniently staying open after regular working hours. From old favourites, [...]
Our new fun top 10 list for Local Half Term Days Out for you and the family! 1. Snowdrop Spectacular 9th Feb – 3rd March With any luck half-term will welcome in the Spring, so Burton Agnes Hall are marking the occasion with a loaded meadow of snowdrops. Take the kids on a woodland walk, let them run [...]
As you may know we have helped to setup and run a charity sponsoring children in Kumi Uganda, and after getting these letters through today thought we should let you know what a bill for school fees in Uganda look like! Read more about the Choc affair Chicks and our work with “Seeds of Hope”. [...]
If you’re feeling uninspired by the customary box of chocolates and roses for your Valentines this year, why not get baking? With Great British Bake Off & Mary Berry taking the nation by storm, chocolate cake recipes aren’t difficult to get hold of! Here are a couple of our favourites Chocolate Guinness Cake Chocolatey fudgy, nutty cake [...]
This recipe makes enough for six 10cm (4in) heart-shaped cake tins but of course you can use standard shapes and embrace Valentines in the decoration! The number of cakes made therefore will depend on the depth of your tins. If you are interested in a set of four heart tins, a set of four can [...]
All chopping and mixing here is done effortlessly in a food processor, so once everything is measured out – it’s a doddle! A very moist brownie-like sponge that is not too sweet! FOR THE SPONGE 100g pecan halves 100g plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon bicarbonate soda 75g dark chocolate – (70% cocoa [...]
Here we are again for another valentines day bringing you a run down of our top 10 favourite valentines gifts to buy for your loved ones! We hope you agree there is something for both him and her in our top 10 list below and you will be pleased to hear they are all ethically [...]
1. York’s Chocolate Story At the heart of Valentines is something sickly sweet, indulgent but essential, of course it is chocolate. Yet this experience is far from the late night heart-shaped box of chocs you pick up from a service station on the way home, here York’s chocolate story takes you on an interactive journey [...]
A rich dark booze-oozing sponge paired with a tangy cream frosting! FOR THE SPONGE 250ml (9fl oz) Guinness 250g (9oz) unsalted butter 80g (3oz) cocoa powder 400g (14oz) caster sugar 2 eggs 280g (10oz) plain flour 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla essence 140ml (5fl oz) buttermilk FOR THE [...]
You can find the Choc-affair team at the Birmingham NEC for the Spring Fair International – Inspirational Buying event for 5 days, spreading word about our products. We would love to see you if you are attending – so please say hello! “Spring Fair International is Europe’s leading home and gift trade fair” 300,000 new product [...]
Growing and harvesting cocoa beans Chocolate, of course, all starts with the cocoa bean. This seed is grown by farmers across Asia, Africa and South America in the type of climate you find near the equator- i.e. places with consistently hot, wet weather. After the cocoa beans have grown (a newly planted tree will take [...]
Just got this email through from Charles, a young man we sponsor personally in Uganda. He is studying to become a nurse. Linda x Hello Dear Linda and Gilly, thanks to God who created you and the gift of love and support you have sacrifies to the needy, am so greateful for all you [...]
Situated in sixteen acres of historic walled and landscaped gardens, Wentworth Garden Centre is arguably the biggest and most attractive centre in the North Midlands. Its setting, in the former Kitchen, Italian and Japanese gardens of Wentworth Woodhouse is unique. Established for more than 25 years, Wentworth Garden Centre satisfies the needs of traditional gardeners [...]
Comprises of an organic café-restaurant with a farm retail shop supporting local producers and a horticultural centre. In the shop they have an in house butchers, delicatessen, bakery, general store and craft section. Cross Lanes is run and built entirely on eco principles with organic, local and green thinking at the heart of everything we [...]
High Parks Tea Room and Gallery is out in the country, overlooking the village of Newton le Willows which is just off the A684 between Leyburn and Bedale. We have a gift shop, which stocks a good selection of greetings cards, ceramics and tableware, plus toys and local produce. The picture gallery features many original [...]
We will be at an event fundraising for the Charity we are involved with – Seeds of Hope. Event date: 11th Dec Time: 9.30am - 4pm Location: St Crux in York
This event, held at the Emmerdale Studios and is by invitation only open to actors and team involved with the production. We will be joining many other Yorkshire food and drink producers to celebrate the festive season in style! http://www.itv.com/emmerdale
Freshly made with passion and expertise by their team of bakers at Blacker Hall Farm. Enjoy an award-winning range of quiches, breads, fresh food. We welcome you, your friends and family to our coffee shop offering homemade, fresh seasonal and local foods freshly prepared by our team of Chefs from our expert butchers, bakers, farmers [...]
We believe that chocolate should be an experience not just a treat and on this basis we are committed to producing a wonderfully delicious, ethically made range of chocolate indulgences.
All of our products are lovingly, hand made from the finest of Fairtrade chocolate, carefully packaged and sent out for you to enjoy.
We can create bespoke chocolate products for our corporate clients and we have a wonderful choice of luxury chocolates which make the perfect gift.
We hope you enjoy eating our fun family treats as much as we enjoy making them!
The Choc Affair Team
York, England
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