We are a quarter of the way through the year, almost. March is a capricious month, never knowing what it will bring: early sunshine, snow? I think of the months of the year as characters. January is female, and late to motherhood, February her inappropriately indulged first born, who makes all those it comes into contact with miserable.
March, the second child, does its own thing and keeps everyone insecure and guessing (the other months are various other members of the family. November is favourite uncle, April is favourite aunt…)
Anyway, where was I? The moment I heard about White Rabbit’s Breakfast in Bed bar, £3/55g, I knew I had to have it. This sees 56% dark milk chocolate mixed with coffee and feuilletine – pastries and coffee – and it is delicious. It was made ostensibly for Mother’s Day, but ignore that and buy it for yourself whatever your gender and status. It’s quite simple: if you love coffee, chocolate and flakey croissants you’re going to adore this.
White Rabbit is an independent chocolatier in Yorkshire – keen readers may remember I loved its honeycomb chunks last year. This year I can’t get enough of its marshmallow dunkers, £3.75, enrobed in milk or dark. Sometimes a chocolate treat just works if it involves almost dislocating your jaw to get it in your mouth. These were made to dunk in hot milk, but I ate them as snacks – in fact, the whole family went at them like a pack of dogs. It was unsightly, but satisfying.
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