19th Mar 2020 | Posted by The Chocolatier
Colgate Chocolate Lips
Colgate commissioned Aneesh to develop a red chocolate lip which would conceal behind it a new-to-launch toothpaste held by a beautiful printed smile. The chocolate lips had the colgate instagram tag @colgateuk and hashtag #PoutFree engraved on to them. Made from a red tinted luxury white chocolate this chocolate lip stretched a generous 23cm!
19th Mar 2020 | Posted by Aneesh Popat
BBC Audio Drama Awards' Chocolates
To celebrate the BBC Audio Drama Awards and to thank the esteemed judges we provided bespoke chocolate boxes with beautiful matt purple paper and silver foiling. The box showcased a selection of our favourite flavours and some specials including rhubarb, sea-buckthorn, mango and cranberry.
15th Feb 2020 | Posted by Aneesh Popat
Peru 2019
In October of 2019 I was taken to Alto El Sol, a plantation in Peru who supply beans to Cacao Barry - a brand who we work closely with for our origin chocolate supply. It was my first trip to plantation although not my first encounter with a real cacao tree. My first face to 'face' experience was at The Eden Project in Cornwall where I unexpextedly stumbled across the tree in their Tropical Biome. I wept under the tree remnisicing all the moments I had spent for years with chocolate. I expected
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25th Jun 2019 | Posted by The Chocolatier
Channel 5 The Wonderful World of Chocolate
Aneesh was featured on Channel 5's 'The Wonderful World of Chocolate' on Sunday 23rd June 2019. Viewers got a chance to peep into the weird and wonderful creations of
some of the country’s most ground-breaking chocolatiers. Aneesh Popat was profiled as the Heston Blumenthal of chocolate and showcased his unique twist on some
of the nation's favourite flavours in the form of beans-on-toast truffles and a
‘three-course Indian meal’-flavour chocolate bar.
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12th Apr 2017 | Posted by Aneesh Popat
Losing your temper: The seeding method.
Losing your temper.The seeding method.The natural beauty of wild cacao crystallisation.We all lose our temper sometimes, at worst of times it can
really affect your relationships and even your career. At other times it can be
worse… a lot worse… it can ruin your batch of chocolate truffles!So when you feel the heat rising and the
temper is about to blow… stop everything and take a moment alone before
reacting. This in itself will help you regather. But now that you have stopped,
what to do!
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