Darkroom Blog

Sep 19, 20250 commentsMike Sweetman
Very excited to announce the first craft hot chocolate made with Washed Cacao or 'lavado'. Sourced from Revival Cacao in Mexico, this cacao is washed after picking rather than fermenting,...
Aug 19, 20250 commentsMike Sweetman
The Rescue Grinder saga takes another step forward with the first test batch in one of these old dogs finally completed, and yes that is a hairdryer.... Before we could...
Aug 11, 20250 commentsMike Sweetman
Looks like it's going to be a super hot one this week, so although we're still taking online orders, they won't be delivered until next Tuesday 19th / Wednesday 20th...
Jul 06, 20250 commentsMike Sweetman
When we embarked on our chocolate journey as bakers a few years ago, we knew that only our oven and prover/ warming cabinet were common pieces of equipment between baking...
Jul 04, 20250 commentsMike Sweetman
We're closed for a little break from the 4th July to the 13th, so orders placed between those dates will be shipped Mon 14th July, love Mike and Nat x
Sep 30, 20240 commentsMike Sweetman
It's squarely Hot Chocolate season again, and in response to a customer request, (thanks Feodora) we're now offering our flakes in 1kg re-sealable pouches. The great news is we've passed...