Hot Chocolate
Good morning Hastings! In the words of Roosevelt E Roosevelt it is ‘Hot, Damn Hot, Real Hot, Fool it is Hot I’ll tell you again, were you BORN on the SUN? It’s Damn…
2024 in chocolate
Looking Back on 2024
On The Plus Side Most importantly, we are still growing. Our growth might be much more slow and steady than exponential, but growth is better than the alternative. It feels…
Lots of chocolate at Coastal Cocoa
On Cocoa Prices
Food price inflation has been a big challenge for many people over the last couple of years, but few products have been as badly impacted as chocolate. You may have…
A Mayan lord sits before an individual with a container of frothed chocolate.
A Brief History of Chocolate – Part 1
Origins The cacao plant is believed to have originated in the upper reaches of the Amazon basin and the foothills of the Andes in South-Eastern Ecuador. It is thought that…
Chocolate Shop Guide by Coastal Cocoa, Hastings, East Sussex
Coastal Cocoa’s Chocolate Gift Guide
Present buying can be hard. Let me take some of the stress out of finding the perfect gift... I’m looking for something for a special occasion Take a look at…
Parcel of chocolates?
On Buying Chocolate Online…
I may make my own chocolates, but that doesn't mean I don't also like trying them from other chocolate shops and other chocolatiers. Sometimes the products and the experience can…