Original Chocolate Making Workshop for Two with My Chocolate
Overview
This is a serious chocolate adventure for anyone who either loves to eat it, or loves to create with it. Head to the chocolate hub in London together, or one of the impressive hotel locations in Brighton and Manchester, to don your aprons and get creative.
Your chocolatier will start the class off by giving you a fascinating insight into the history and process of chocolate, explaining every step from sourcing the cocoa beans to producing a tasty bar of chocolate. You can enjoy the cocoa in its natural state and then try a selection of different quality and exotically flavoured chocolate. You'll create a giant chocolate button and your chocolatier will demonstrate how to make a dark chocolate ganache and you will then have the opportunity to make your own. There will be cutting, dipping and decorating involved during your chocolatey experience and should you refrain from eating it all during the class - you should have plenty of creations to take home with you.
- SKU
- PCMWG2
- Locations
- 3 in the UK
- People
- For 2
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.6 (303)
What's Included
- Learn about the history of chocolate
- Cut, dip and decorate your own handmade chocolates
- Leave with plenty of your own handmade chocolates
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
On arrival at your chosen location, you will be met by your guide for the day and introduced to your group. You’ll pop your apron on and learn a short history on the process of creating chocolate, from bean to bar.
You’ll sample cocoa in its natural state and try a selection of different quality and exotically flavoured chocolate. You’ll move on to melting and cooling,to create a giant chocolate button to decorate using techniques learned from the chocolatier. After which, you will set about decorating gooey fudge with toppings such as white chocolate flakes and strawberry curls. … you should have plenty to take home, assuming you don’t eat them all at the workshop.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 8 (under 16s must be accompanied by a full paying adult)
- Disabled access is available with prior notice, if you require this facility then please advise at the time of booking (one person is able to accompany a disabled participant without charge)
- Vegetarians/Vegans can be catered for on request
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary by location
Availability
Courses run on most Sundays and occasional Saturdays in London and Saturdays only in Brighton and Manchester. Start times vary depending on the date but typically there are courses running in the morning, afternoon and early evening.
We recommend you book at least four weeks in advance to ensure that dates are available. All bookings are subject to availability.
Please allow up to 2 hours 30 minutes for the whole experience, the actual time spent participating is 1 hour 20 minutes.
Timings may vary on the day, depending on the class size. Guests are requested to arrive 10 minutes before their experience is due to begin. Please don't arrive any earlier than this though, as there is little waiting space
What about insurance?
The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience.
How it works
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Jimmy
29/08/2021
Brilliant experience
My wife and I had an amazing time on this experience day it was both fun and educational! The host absolutely made it with his brilliant sense of humour and delivery of the experience
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Jane Harrop
02/11/2020
A really good afternoon!
Great workshop presented by Jonathan via zoom. Chocolate making pack received through the post, nicely presented. We made truffles, a BIG chocolate button and decorated fudge. At the end of the session we were able to make another 3 GIANT buttons with our leftovers. Jonathan was very enthusiastic and made the experience very enjoyable. Seb was on hand to talk to via the chat box during the workshop, he was very helpful posting step by step instructions and answering questions. Overall, excellent
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Sarah
01/11/2020
Great time!
It was a great experience getting to make various different chocolates! It was a shame we couldn’t do it in person but the team made sure we had a great afternoon doing it over zoom! All the ingredients were delivered to us and the man conducting the class was very enthusiastic and joined everyone in with the class. I would definitely do the class again!
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Hollie
01/11/2020
Great fun!
The chocolate making workshop was so much fun, we had to alter our booking due to gov. changes but their communication was great throughout. There was lots to do and plenty of chocolate, we had so much fun!
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Tom
12/10/2020
Lots of fun
My wife and I attended the workshop at The Park Inn Hotel. Johnathan the tutor/chocolatier was excellent. His sense of humour, expertise and thorough planning made this practical event very enjoyable, productive and Covid safe. Jonathan demonstrated the various techniques then we all used our own creative skills to produce and decorate a number of ganache chocolates and a large chocolate button. Some chocolate facts ended the session. We thoroughly recommend this to any chocolate lovers.
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Sarah
11/10/2020
Fabulous!
I absolutely loved this chocolate making workshop! The facilities were great and the man delivering the workshop was so friendly and approachable, he made the event. He was very passionate about what he was doing and his delivery was fantastic. Me and my friend had so much fun and would definitely recommend!
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Jenny
28/09/2020
Great time
Our My chocolate experience was originally booked for April this year but had to be rescheduled to September (easily done with both Virgin experience and My chocolate ). We had a great time . The teacher was very entertaining and all corona virus rules adhered to. Would recommend it.
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KEELEY
22/09/2020
Enjoyable experience and plenty of chocolate
Very worthwhile experience. Well organised, excellent use of time and Sophie the instructor provided good instruction and information. Sadly I am much better at eating chocolate than making it, but my friend and I had a very enjoyable time, full of laughs. I think we probably benefitted from the current social distancing rules as there were only 5 of us in the class. Would definitely recommend.
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Mariha
21/09/2020
Such a fun class with a lovely host
The host was hilarious he had me cracking up and the class was so much fun time flew by!!!
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Mike
06/09/2020
Great chocolate experience
Sammy who led the experience made everyone feel welcome and explained what was happening in a concise and fun way. The tap hours went really quickly and the take home gifts that we made in the class were tasty. Highly recommend anyone booking this give it a go.
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Tom
06/09/2020
A real fun experience
A well spent two hours. Sammy was an excellent presenter. We learned a lot, thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and came away with some goodies to gorge ourselves with. Highly recommended.
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Lauren
06/09/2020
So good
We loved the chocolate making class. Jonathan who ran it was great and we made some yummy chocolate to take home!
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Julie
24/08/2020
Fun, good value experience
Led by Sammy, the experience was interesting, light-hearted, hands-on fun. The chocolate we made and decorated was delicious . Demonstrations were clear and ingredients well laid-out and good quality. We loved the experience and would highly recommend it.
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Mel
16/03/2020
Fabulous experience
Had the best time , absolutely fabulous morning. Our host was great . Chocolate was so lush
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Chris
16/03/2020
A bit of educational fun with added chocolate
An enjoyable time spent making a few chocolate treats. I learned a few techniques and ideas to use at home
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Richard
08/03/2020
Great Day
Very fun and informative day, with a great teacher! Sammy was excellent. Would definitely recommend this experience to others.
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Ellis Shaw
02/03/2020
great day out making and decorating chocolates
the session was very enjoyable and informative. the presenter was very fun and chatty, so we got right into enjoying the experience
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Jacqui
01/03/2020
Chocolate Heaven
Had a wonderful time making chocolates Sophie and the team made the whole experience enjoyable and very tasty
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Adele
24/02/2020
A great experience
Good fun, great host, nice chocolates to take home
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Jenny
18/02/2020
Great fun workshop
Great experience and we got to make lots more chocolate than expected.
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Peggy
18/02/2020
Great Fun Day
My friend & I had a really enjoyable time & found Simon so funny and informative.
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Raymond
10/02/2020
A pleasant and fulfilling day.
Very good day out and well presented.
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SheriB
02/02/2020
A fun couple of hours !
My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed our chocolate making experience it was great fun. I would highly recommend it,
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John
16/12/2019
Brighton chocolate workshop
Great course well led producing lots of chocolate that we took home for Christmas!
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Poppy
08/12/2019
Choctastic!
What a great way to bond with a friend!
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Cooper
25/11/2019
Fun and informative
We chose the venue under St Peters Church and this was super easy to find from Haggerston and worked really well for the experience. Our chocolatier for the day was Sophie, who was friendly and clearly experienced. We had a really good time and learnt a little bit too! Would definitely recommend to any chocoholics. They seemed to cater well for dairy free and nut allergies (no nuts on the premises!).
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Harrison
24/11/2019
Awesome
Very fun sophie was brilliant
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Janet
03/11/2019
Good fun!
Really enjoyed learning about chocolate and making our own truffles, chocolate fudge and a large chocolate button to bring home with us. Thank you Sammy for a fun afternoon.
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Seti
27/10/2019
Great fun and well organised
Great fun and well organised. Yanthe, the teacher was very cool and funny
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Pritpal and Avneeta
26/10/2019
Excellent chocolate making class
Really enjoyed it. Very tasty and a fantastic host! Will certainly recommend to others.
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J
21/10/2019
A great afternoon
Well worth the money-host(Jonathan)was excellent at putting everyone at ease and very entertaining.Activities were enjoyable and not too taxing, and I learnt some new facts about chocolate.Would definitely recommend the experience.
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Steph
06/10/2019
Fantastic experience..... great afternoon out
My sister bought this for my birthday and we had a lovely afternoon making (and eating) chocolate. It was very well organised and the team were very knowledgeable about chocolate. I would highly recommend this day out.
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Marius
30/09/2019
Very nice day
We enjoyed the chocolate experience very much
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Stella
23/09/2019
Chocolicious!
A very enjoyable experience and Jonathan our presenter made it more so.
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Robert
16/09/2019
Great fun afternoon!
The experience was well planned, informative and presented lots of scope to be creative! Very hands on! The chocolatier, Jonathan, was very welcoming, knowledgeable and great fun! The time passed very quickly, and we were very pleased with everything we'd made. Would definitely like to do it again, or give as a gift!
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julia goodridge
07/09/2019
Original Chocolate Making Workshop
Great experience would recommend the course. Loved it Sophie was very engaging, helpful and fun
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eric moffatt
25/08/2019
Great entertainment
The guy jonathan who took the experience was a joy from start to finish, well done!
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Josie and Gill
18/08/2019
Definitely an experience!!
Both myself and my friend Gill thoroughly enjoyed the chocolate experience. As well as being a really good afternoon we learnt the history of chocolate. The presenter, Hannah, of the experience was extremely pleasant as well as very knowledgeable. Her approach to the afternoon was very professional but entertaining.
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Tim and Anna
14/08/2019
Great afternoon fun
We had a brilliant afternoon learning about, and making chocolate. Amanda our instructor/tutor was excellent and made the experience fun and enjoyable. We learned the difference between milk and dark chocolate, how the percentage of chocolate content effects the tast and texture and what to look for in quality chocolates. At the end of the session we got to take home our hand made chocolates 🍫. Big decorate chocolate button, chocolate covered heart shaped decorated fudge sweets, plus truffles.
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Lucy
21/07/2019
An experience not to be missed
Learned a lot about the origins of chocolate and great fun making your own.
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James
14/07/2019
Great Experience
An absolutely brilliant experience! Jack was great, a good laugh, informative and very skilled in what he does. He made the workshop engaging, fun and exciting and would highly recommend this to anyone! We were able to sample our makings and had enough to bring home to share!
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Onika
08/07/2019
Great experience
We had a great day. Our host Gina was excellent. Chocolates were yummy and looked very professional. Didn’t last long!
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Fitz
16/06/2019
Fun...
A couple of hours of fun making and tasting.
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Ian
16/06/2019
Excellent
Absolutely brilliant way of spending an afternoon in Manchester. John was extremely knowledgable and skilful and this mixed with his humour made for a great activity learning to make chocolate drops, truffles and fudge. Lots of fun and laughter with goodies to take home afterwards.
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Bea Marshall
16/06/2019
Very fun experience!
John was a fantastic host and made everyone feel welcome right away. The experience was great fun and we learnt some skills and history along the way.
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John
11/06/2019
Chocolate Day
John was great-good fun, very instructive, got everyone involved. This was a great experience-he used excellent quality choc and we made some lovely chocs A great afternoon out!
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lisa
10/06/2019
chocoholics day out
Never thought i could eat too much chocolate, but i came away thinking i didnt need anymore for the rest of the day. I enjoyed making chocolate giant buttons, truffles, fudge and fondue.
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Katie and Malachy
03/06/2019
So many treats!
My son Malachy gave me this treat for my birthday, and so I decided to bring him along! The session was led by Jon, who has a chirpy manner and clear teaching style which is easy to follow. We made and decorated a chocolate slab, cut out and decorated some fudge, and made chocolate ganache which we then shaped into truffles. Our take-home boxes were stuffed with treats! This course is a really fun couple of hours and you make some impressive looking chocolates! Highly recommended.
Locations
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South East
- Brighton, East Sussex
London
- Branch Place, London
North West
- Manchester, Manchester