Chocolate Unwrapped at Vinopolis + Giveaway

I'm sure all chocoholics know about the chocolate week.

There're a lot of events throughout the week but unfortunately I didn't have time to join the other except Chocolate Unwrapped at Vinopolis in London.

Because I just moved to a new flat a week ago so I was busy unpacking all my luggage & getting everything organised.


Back to Chocolate Unwrapped, it's held in Vinopolis & featured chocolate makers from all over  Britain.

You can eat as much as you like at the stalls & I got sick of chocolate at the end so you can tell I'd eaten too much :P

There're talks with chocolatiers & chocolate tastings during the talks.

The talks in this event were fantastic, lots of fun & information.

My favourite talk was by Paul A Young, he was so talented & charming.

I tried his best-selling marmite truffle during the talk, it's tangy & rich, a bit unusual for me as I don't really like marmite.

He also featured his award-winning book 'Adventures with Chocolate' & was signing the book at the stand.

I had a pecan & sea salt brownie at the stand after the talk & he was there wrapping brownies for customers :)

One of his tips was adding a pinch of sea salt to your chocolate dessert when you bake & it will 'transform'.
The current trend is salted caramel chocolate, salt adds flavours to chocolate.

Chocolate & Cheese Marble Brownie

It had been raining for days in London, it's really demotivating.
I've officially started my PhD & I have problems getting myself to focus.
Hmmm, I think I need comforting food.
It's time to have some chocolate desserts,my favourite one is fondant au chocolate.
Brownie is great but I made these lovely brownies a while ago.
As you can see from the recipe, with the cream cheese, butter & chocolate, it's quite heavy.
To avoid eating it all by myself, I shared with my colleagues on my 1st day back to the college :P  

Giveaway

I mentioned about a giveaway couple of weeks ago.

A bit late, but here it goes.

I'm giving an adorable perfume bottle charm made of sparkling Swarovski crystal & freshwater pearl, finished with a phone strap (all components are of sterling silver).

It can also be worn as a necklace, chain not included though.


To enter, simply leave a comment from now until midnight on Wednesday 6th October (UK standard time).

Only one entry per person & the winner will be drawn randomly.

Please leave an e-mail address so I can contact you if you win :)

I will ship worldwide so this is opened to anyone.


Good luck!