I could do with some chocolate recommendations. My Dad is one of the most difficult people to buy presents for, because he doesn't really do much beyond sitting on his arse watching TV all day, so at Christmas I'll usually end up spending around £40 on my Mum whereas all he'll get is a couple of cheap DVDs and either a Toblerone, Thorntons toffee or a large bar of Cadbury's whole nut.
This year I thought I might push the boat out on the chocolate front but I'm a bit clueless, really. I've tried Hotel Chocolat and didn't think much of it. Any tips would be appreciated.
>>12150 Seconding the suggestions for both Green and Black's and Hotel Chocolat (if your dad doesn't like very dark chocolate they do do a very good selection of 50% and under cocoa solids stuff and milk/Belgian chocolate), depending on whether he prefers solid bars of chocolate or little truffles/pralines etc. If he likes truffles I can seriously recommended M&S's special Christmas box that they bring out this time of year - quite pricey (around £25 I think) but very good quality truffles.
>>12156 I'd buy fudge, but I wouldn't trust someone selling chocolate at a market. They'd probably melt down chocolate from Aldi, set it in their own moulds and add a 400% mark-up.
>>12159 That's exactly Lush's plan though - to convince you that their products are good enough to eat. They are plugging the market you suggest, directly.
>>12159 There is palmer's coco butter moisturiser that smells obscenely like high-grade lindt chocolate. It's ridiculously pungent after you've sweat a bit and you feel uncomfortably craving chocolate.