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Garry Hine, left, and Gary Wychocki help move a giant chocolate bar to a scale Tuesday, Sept. 13, in Chicago. The chocolate bar weighs 12,000 pounds and measures 3-feet high and 21-feet long. It includes 1,200 pounds of almonds, 5,500 pounds of sugar, 2,000 pounds of milk powder, 1,700 pounds of cocoa butter and 1,400 pounds of chocolate liquor. The bar will tour schools across the United States as part of a portion-control education campaign called “Think Big. Eat Smart.”
via PhotoBlog – 12,000-pound chocolate bar sets Guinness World Record.
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- Flashback Friday: Chantal holds a tea party for her baby sister May 24, 2013Here we have another Flashback Friday, a glimpse into Chantal’s life and the development of Rococo Chocolates. Here she’s holding a tea party for her little sister. Chantal thinks she’s about 3 in this photo, which was taken either in Borneo or Ethiopia. The thing she remembers most is the table with the wonderful 1960s […]Charlie
- Summertime fun with chocolate – half term class on 31st May May 23, 2013Plan something fun for your children for the upcoming half term. At Rococo Chocolate School they can mix and stir their way to delicious summer time chocolate treats. With warm weather just around the corner, we will make a variety of chilled chocolate creations including frozen banana pops, chocolate milk shakes and other sweet treats! Children will take h […]julie
- Rococo Loves: Ice Kitchen May 21, 2013Founded by our very own Cesar Roden, who you may have seen at food festivals in the past selling hot chocolate and ice cream from the Rococo Pod (our little Piaggio Ape van), Ice Kitchen makes artisan ice lollies by hand using fresh fruits, yoghurt, cream, nuts, chocolate, herbs and spices and other natural flavourings. We […]Charlie
- Flashback Friday: Chantal in Borneo with Ros May 17, 2013Chantal’s father was a doctor specialising in tropical diseases, and the family moved frequently with his work. She thinks she was just under 2 years old in this sweet photo, which was taken in Borneo at the christening of her sister Ros. Flashback Friday is part of our 30th birthday celebrations, where we dig through […]Charlie
- Sad news about our bees May 16, 2013If you follow Rococo Chocolates or Chantal on Twitter, you might know that Chantal keeps bees. Here she is below unpacking the nucleus (a complete set of workers and drones plus queen, with thanks to The Co-Operative’s Plan Bee Campaign) in 2010. Last year’s cold, wet summer followed by a harsh winter has severely impacted […]Charlie
- A closer look at our award-winning passion fruit & rosemary caramel May 14, 2013Our new passion fruit and rosemary caramel is one of the chocolates in our limited edition gift box (sold online at 20% off retail price). All four chocolates in the box won gold at the Academy of Chocolate Awards 2013, and we heard last week that three of them, including this chocolate, have also […]Charlie
- Ask Chantal: is white chocolate really chocolate? May 13, 2013Chantal loved this question from Hannah Gross. It’s something she deals with in her new book, but she was happy to talk a bit more about it here. The simple answer is that some people don’t count white chocolate as ‘real’ chocolate because it contains no cocoa solids. However, James (our MD) and Chantal agree […]Charlie
- A closer look at our award-winning salted chocolate toffee & crunchy praline May 11, 2013Next up on our list of Academy of Chocolate gold award winners is the salted chocolate toffee and crunchy praline. Sounds good, doesn’t it? We asked Barry to tell us more. He says: I was inspired by everyone’s love of salted caramel but wanted to change it and do something different. I wanted to make […]Charlie
- Flashback Friday: Chantal on her first birthday May 10, 2013Chantal was born in Tehran, and the family returned to London before moving to Borneo. Chantal was too young to remember, but this picture with her father was taken in that brief period in London, probably in Regent’s Park. As part of our 30th birthday celebrations, we’re digging through Chantal’s archive of photos each week […]Charlie
- Exciting news from the International Chocolate Awards 2013 May 9, 2013This morning we’ve had some great news from the International Chocolate Awards, an independent competition that recognises excellence in fine chocolate from around the world. The organisers aim to highlight the work of chocolatiers and chocolate makers internationally and in their own countries, reaching out to local food communities and helping to build pub […]Charlie