Artisan chocolate maker Bev Stephenson has got it all worked out – gorgeous chocs handmade from the finest couverture (which means less sugar, no vegetable fats and lashings of cocoa and cocoa butter) made in small batches to ensure flavour consistency.
Bev, whose company, North Chocolates, is based in Newcastle, goes for outstanding flavours, including locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. As well as grown-up Gourmet Bars, the kids’ DinoRoars, Goldfish and Squirrel Lollies and “Buttons for Gluttons” are always a hit.
The gourmet flavours, on the other hand, include Peppermint Crunch, Chilli and Lime, Lavender, Geranium and Orange, and Rosemary and Lemon Sea Salt. Sweet!
North Chocolates are available at stockists regionwide including Carruthers and Kent in Gosforth and Centre for Life in Newcastle. North Chocolates will also be at Northumberland County Show on May 26 and the
Proper Food Festival, South Shields, May 24-26
