Friday, 2 July 2021, 11:25 am
Hundreds of chocolate lovers will descend on Eva Street
and Hannah s Laneway this weekend to meet the best craft
chocolate makers at Chocstock, New Zealand s first craft
chocolate festival.
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The brainchild of WCF and The Chocolate Bar,
the Festival celebrates NZ s local craft chocolate industry,
featuring makers including Baron Hasselfhoff s, Lucid
Chocolatier, Ocho, Foundry Chocolate, Shirl & Moss,
Raglan Chocolate and Flint Chocolate.
Bird Snake,
Melbourne Craft Chocolate maker, is unable to attend the
Festival in person due to Covid-19 restrictions, but their
chocolate will be available to taste and buy. Eva Street and
Hannah s Laneway will also offer everything from a beer made
Chocolatier Johnty Tatham and his brother Paddy who is experimenting with chillies are forging new paths as the sixth generation on a sheep and beef farm on the Wairarapa coast.
Monday, 24 May 2021, 11:11 am
New Zealand’s first craft chocolate festival is
going international with Melbourne maker Birdsnake hitting
the capital for July’s Chocstock, and sweet-toothed
chocolate fans are expected to snap up the limited tickets
on sale from today.
Chocstock is the brainchild of Wellington Chocolate
Factory (WCF) and The Chocolate
Bar, and will be held on July 3rd in Wellington’s
tastiest laneway, Eva Street, the vibrant backstreet
renowned as one of the country’s top foodie havens, with
special events and guided tasting sessions also on offer
over the weekend.
With delicious treats in every
direction, Chocstock is all about championing NZ’s local
Press Release – Chocstock
Wellington Chocolate Factory (WCF) and The Chocolate Bar are launching New Zealand’s first craft chocolate festival – Chocstock – bringing together for the first time New Zealand’s best craft chocolate makers in Wellington on 3 July.
The brainchild of WCF and The Chocolate Bar, the festival celebrates NZ’s local craft chocolate industry, featuring makers including Baron Hasselfhoff’s, Lucid Chocolatier, Ocho, Foundry Chocolate, Shirl & Moss, Raglan Chocolate and Flint Chocolate. During Chocstock, Eva Street – Wellington’s tastiest laneway – will also offer everything from chocolate beer, chocolate pizza and specially created desserts.
Matt Williams, General Manager of WCF, says Chocstock aims to connect and unify the blossoming NZ craft chocolate industry and its award-winning makers who celebrate and hero the cocoa bean.
Craft chocolate festival Chocstock to be held in Wellington
4 May, 2021 05:26 AM
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Wellington Chocolate Factory general manager Matt Williams. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
What s believed to be New Zealand s first craft chocolate festival is being launched in Wellington.
Chocolate beer, chocolate pizzas and specially created desserts will be some of the treats on offer at Chocstock, which will be held in the capital on July 3.
Wellington Chocolate Factory (WCF) and The Chocolate Bar today announced the festival, which will bring together some of the country s best craft chocolate makers.
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The festival includes makers Baron Hasselfhoff s, Lucid Chocolatier, Ocho, Foundry Chocolate, Shirl & Moss, Raglan Chocolate and Flint Chocolate.