Notes on chocolate: a charity that tastes all the sweeter

Notes on chocolate: a charity that tastes all the sweeter

I am back in Suffolk. Near where I live is a wonderful town (the smallest in Suffolk) called Clare. I actually have a friend called Clare, who lives there. There used to be a fabulous shop in Clare called Blue Dog, which was an interiors and fashion shop that sold things you’d never seen before in other interiors and fashion shops. But last year it closed down (for those interested, there’s now a fabulous artisan coffee/bakery shop in its place called Small Town).

But the original Blue Dog is where I discovered Arthouse Unlimited Chocolate, which I like to write about once a year, because a) their chocolate is so good and b) it’s such a worthy cause; they are a charity. All Arthouse chocolate is ethically sourced and single-origin and the artwork on their bars and packets is original, fantastic and done by people with artistic talents and 'complex neuro-diverse and physical support needs'. You can read about the artists for each product on the website.

All Arthouse chocolate is ethically sourced and their artwork is done by talented artists with ‘complex neuro-diverse needs’


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This would all be great on its own, but the chocolate is also really, really good with some excellently imaginative flavours (rhubarb and custard, white chocolate with pick ‘n’ mix sweets) as well as the classics. You don’t need to go too far back into my archives to see that the coincidentally named Blue Dog bar (gingernut and cheesecake) is one of my all-time favourites.

But now Arthouse chocolate bars and their new buttons are also available in Waterstones bookshops nationwide, so it’s even easier to try them. The buttons (£5.95 a bag, in dark, milk, white or oat-milk vegan versions) are delicious. We liked the milk version best.

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