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The Provocative Chocolate Affair - A Night of Female Talent, Storytelling and...

Come to a rather daring night of Philanthropy, Artisan Chocolate Tasting and a fun debate on why the future is local at Rococo Chocolates tea emporia and chocolatier on Motcomb St, Knightsbridge, on...

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A Sensory Journey: Chocolate and Tea at Rococo

Even though we work around chocolate all day at Rococo, there's always more to learn and experience. Christina, one of our Assistant Managers, particularly loves exploring new combinations, so we sent...

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The fairest trade of all?

One of the many wonderful things about our friends at The Grenada Chocolate Company  is that, where many chocolate makers buy thousands of kilos of beans at rock-bottom prices from middle men, the GCC...

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Chantal Coady of Rococo Chocolates OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours

Congratulations to Chantal Coady, who has just been made an OBE in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours List. Her involvement with chocolate goes back to 1983 when she opened her first chocolate shop,...

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We Love: Cycle to Work Scheme

How long does your commute to work take? And have you ever looked up the actual distance? It might surprise you to find that the journey that takes you an hour each way is a mere five or so miles. Now...

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Delicious lollies from Ice Kitchen at Rococo

We've been celebrating Saturday's summer solstice in the shops in the best possible way, with ice cream! In particular we've been enjoying lollies from Ice Kitchen, now stocked in Rococo's London...

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Chocolate with everything! How we create new pairing sessions

We’ve experimented with new flavour combinations for years in our Artisan Bars and fresh ganaches, and in recent years we’ve extended this, combining chocolate with everything from rum to cheese and...

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July Trio of Pairings at Rococo Chocolates

Tasting Thursday: Beer, Spirits & Chocolate at Rococo Chocolates Chester Thursday, 10th July, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm £15 per person     It's all happening in our Chester shop!  Rococo Chocolates’...

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Renewal, Revival and Taste: Masterclasses and Events with Rococo

Rococo and Ren Proving brand collaborations can make for a unique creative experience!...We recently teamed up with Ren Skincare to help launch their brand new Flash Rinse Orange Fizz One-Minute...

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Award-Winning Rococo Passion Fruit & Rosemary Caramels in the Magnet Kitchen

Here at Rococo, we’re incredibly proud of all the awards our couture ganache range has achieved. One of our best sellers is the Passion Fruit & Rosemary Caramel Ganache, which won Gold at the...

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Growing Cocoa in London by Chantal Coady

I fancy myself as a bit of a gardener, at least I can say that I don’t have black thumbs like some people I know. Propagation from seed My first attempt at growing cocoa was with the late Mott Green...

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Christmas by Chantal: Advent Sunday

Christmas is a time of year I always look forward to. At Rococo we’ve been busy behind the scenes planning our Christmas collection for months and this is the time we start to see all that hard work...

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Christmas by Chantal: Fairs and Decorations

It’s been a busy start to December as everyone starts to realise Christmas is nearly upon us. I started the month at an incredible dinner at Fera at Claridges, in honour of the 10th anniversary of the...

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January: Burns Night and Other Haggis Recipes

Marmite, violet creams, haggis…   None of the above will leave you on the fence, you either love or hate them, personally I can’t wait for Burn’s Night, some of my very dearest friends are proud...

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Rococo and Rockflower

There are few things that go better together than flowers and chocolates. It's the perfect partnership. So when Rockflower came to us wanting to add chocolates to their flowers, we jumped at the chance...

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We'd Like To Thank The Academy

This week, 13 became our lucky number when we won 4 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals at the Academy of Chocolate Awards 2015.  The winners were announced last week but tonight marks the official...

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Francois Doucet 1934-2015

Dear friend, patriarch and founder of http://www.francois-doucet.com/en/ I vividly remember my first meeting with Francois Doucet at the old Duke of York Chelsea barracks in an era when it resembled a...

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La Provence tribute to Francois Doucet

Oraison has lost one of its most famous local figures. The news of the death of François Doucet came early this weekend plunging consternation in the city of Oraison. Mr. Doucet, whose appearance was...

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Inlight Skincare and Grococo

For over ten years, we have been working very closely with the Grenada Chocolate Company at Rococo. When our founder Chantal was introduced to their chocolate it sparked a special friendship with the...

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We All Scream For Ice Cream

All winter we've been secretly churning batch after batch of a very special frozen treat.  This Summer, we've launched our first range of chocolate ice creams! Made with our award winning milk and dark...

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