Catch Ups In My Kitchen E.47 Behind the Scenes of the World of Chocolate with Wilf from Islands Chocolate
Wilf shares with us the art, beauty and trade secrets of the chocolate world in this episode! We are all used to adventuring off to find the most amazing cup of coffee, from beautiful independent coffee shops and paying for the experience of the barista making our coffee in front of us, seeing the beautiful coffee art and then tasting the different notes of berries or citrus. We are also used to heading to a secret wine bar and enjoying sips of wine from different regions and again tasting the different notes and tones depending on the grape and location it was grown in. But chocolate? Chocolate hasn't received the same appreciation, yet it is exactly the same process. A lot of chocolate we see on shop shelves has been mixed with sugars and additives to create a milky chocolate bar which we all know and love. However, there is so much that goes into the growing of the cocoa bean, the farms and the fruits which influence the taste of the cocoa and then the process to which chocolate is made.
Wilf the Founder of Islands Chocolate has brought Chocolate back to it's original art and beauty. They have their own farm in St Vincents in the Caribbean where they grow their own cocoa which then get taken to Belgium to be melted down into incredible bars, hot chocolate and spreads.
Islands Chocolate is used by chefs in top Michelin Star restaurants as well as Gails for their luxurious Hot Chocolate.
Wilf and I discuss the following topics:
- How Wilf came to starting Islands Chocolate
- Ethical and Unethical Chocolate Practices
- Industry secrets and stories
- Communicating the art and heritage of Islands to consumers
- St Vincents and the Islands Chocolate Supply Chain
- Climate Change and the affect on chocolate
This is a fantastic episode about the beauty of a product we all love - Chocolate!
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