Today sees the start of Chocolate Week 2008.

Chocolate Week is pure chocolate indulgence with talks, tastings, demonstrations, launches of new chocolates, chocolate fountains, sculptures etc. Foodies will be able to find out more about chocolate, it’s origins, cocoa beans, how it is made and also taste the finest chocolate in the world.”

Participants include The Academy of Chocolate, Seventypercent.com, Henley based Gorvett & Stone, Hotel Chocolat and La Maison du Chocolat plus many more.

Chocolate Week primarily takes place in the chocolate shops involved – at their talks, tastings and events. These include Divine at Wholefoods market and desserts at the pudding club, Dessert evening at William Curley and a Le Salon du Chocolat open day. A full list, by day, of events is available on the Chocolate Week website.