Every year, craft chocolate producers from all over the world submit their creations to the International Chocolate Awards, as well as other chocolate and specialty food competitions. And every year we highlight a selection of the winning products and makers from the Americas here, including South America (Mission Chocolate - Brazil), Central America (Argencove Chocolate - Nicaragua), and North America (Moku Chocolate - USA (Oregon), Stone Grindz Chocolate  - USA (Arizon) and White Label Chocolate - USA (California))

At the end of the week, after all the news has been digested, I look to ChefShop’s newsletter as my respite to life. On Sunday, I curl up in bed with my newsletter to forget about the weeks news, and think about romance. The romance of food!