21 June – 11-17 October 2010 has been set as the dates for the UK’s Chocolate Week 2010 with a wide range of chocolate events, culminating in a dedicated chocolate show, Chocolate Unwrapped, at Vinopolis, London on 16-17 October.

Chocolate Week promotes the UK’s wide range of chocolatiers and encourages people to visit some of the UK’s many indulgent chocolate shops.

The week is choc full of talks, tastings, demonstrations, sampling, chocolate themed meals, chocolate cocktails, sculptures, recipes and much more.

Chocolatiers and chocolate shops such as Artisan du Chocolat, Auberge du Chocolat, Charbonnel et Walker, Chococo, Demarquette, Divine, Gorvett & Stone, Hotel Chocolat, La

Maison du Chocolat, Melt, Paul a Young, Paul Wayne Gregory, Rococo, Sir Hans Sloane, Thorntons, William Curley and many more around the country will take part.

Events include:

• Chocolate Unwrapped – A dedicated chocolate show with the finest chocolate companies under one roof, live links to cacao plantations, talks from the best in the industry, sculptures, demo’s and tastings. www.chocolate-unwrapped.co.uk

• Artisan du Chocolat will be making their own chocolate from the

bean, by hand with a select group of chocolate fans who will be involved in every stage from sorting the beans, roasting and winnowing, to the final product which will be sold in-store during the week.

• Divine chocolate are collaborating with top chefs including Richard Bertinet, Alan Coxon, Harriet Eastwood, Sam Stern and cupcake queen Lily Vanilli. Look out for Divine menu’s at restaurants around the UK including Acorn House and Terre a Terre.

• Launch of Sarah Jane Evans’s book, Chocolate Unwrapped: Taste and Enjoy The World’s Finest Chocolate. Sarah Jane profiles more than 80 of the world’s leading fine chocolate producers and gives tasting notes on selected bars.

• Tasting events and activities at Selfridges, Harrods and Fortnum & Mason.

• La Maison du Chocolat tastings every day in-store in Piccadilly and at Harrods.

• The Bingham Hotel, Richmond are holding a gala chocolate dinner with William Curley in aid of Chefs Adopt a School.

And many more………