Disappearing into a book or a box set is a tempting pursuit when you need to create a virtual bubble round yourself. I’m currently halfway through the biggest book I’ve probably ever read, the Pulitzer Prize finalist Red Comet by Heather Clark, a biography of Sylvia Plath.
It’s a masterpiece, so richly researched and detailed, it’s awe-inspiring and you feel as if you’ve stepped into a time machine back to the 1950s and 60s.
To accompany me on this journey I’ve been treating myself to a childhood favourite: honeycomb (Crunchie was a regular newsagent purchase). This time Sam Joseph’s Blonde Chocolate Honeycomb, £5.20/100g.
I had no idea I’d enjoy this quite as much as I did, but I relished a big, beautiful piece every day, while sitting on the sofa, interweaving reading with staring out the window until it was all gone.
Next was Marks and Spencer’s Single Origin 46% cocoa from the Dominican Republic, £2/100g. A real stunner of a bar, absolutely delicious, strong yet creamy, all at an incredible price.
While you’re there at M&S, be sure to also pick up a bar of its new Smooth Hazelnut Vegan chocolate, £2/100g. It’s 42% Peruvian cocoa with a fifth of its ingredients made up of ground hazelnuts.
Unlike a lot of vegan chocolate trying to be ‘milk’, this makes no such pretence and yet it may well be the creamiest 0-milk chocolate I’ve found.
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