L’affaire au Chocolat is open 7 days from 1st to the 23 December. We will be closed from 24 December through until after Wellington anniversary weekend.

Until the 23rd we are open until 6pm on weekdays and 4pm on weekends so come on in for a hot chocolate to push away those wet weather blues, an iced chocolate to celebrate summer and imported bars or Jo’s own creations for a reminder of what chocolate can and should be.

Have a great festive season and if you are driving, take care.

In the news recently…

It’s official: chocolate ? no matter the type ? is good for you.

It has long been known that dark chocolate contains healthy antioxidants, but new research released in the British Medical Journal takes that one step further, claiming any chocolate ? dark, milk or white ? could cut the risk of developing heart disease by a third.

For a nation of chocolate lovers, that will come as sweet news. Read more

It’s happening!

Jo and Matt (People’s Coffee) ran their first Wellington on a Plate “The Dark Side of Coffee and Chocolate” evening on Monday and it went down very well with the 16 participants. For 1 1/2 hours Jo, Matt and Rene introduced the attendees to a number of combinations of single estate/fair trade coffee and chocolate from various producers that had been carefully paired together. No-one was in a hurry to leave at the end and conversations and questions continued for some time.

The next “The Dark Side of Coffee and Chocolate” evening is today.

And L’affaire au Chocolat is teaming up with People’s Coffee to run three sessions – The Dark Side of Coffee and Chocolate.

These will suit those people with a particularly keen interest in coffee and chocolate and their subtle flavours. Participants will enjoy a journey into the world of two delectable beans. People’s Coffee and L’Affaire au Chocolat team up to provide a journey into the world of two delectable beans. Find hidden treasures by cross-sampling coffee and chocolate produced from different regions. Taste the familiar and explore unique combinations. A goodie bag of paired samples will allow you to continue this journey at home.

Book now on the Wellington on a Plate web site starting here

You can now buy Jo’s chocolates and Easter eggs in Kirkcaldie and Staines in Wellington.

And Jo has been busy making her special marshmallow eggs again. This year she has a variation that have a dab of blackberry jelly as an additional flavour. The blackberries are very slightly tart and complement the sweetness of the marshmallow beautifully.

You can buy them at Jo’s shop, enjoy a hot chocolate too to warm you up on these cooler days when you come in.