Chocolate World – A “Must Visit” for Every Chocolate Enthusiast
My first review of 2012 is of my favorite store in Belgium, maybe even my favorite store in all of Europe. It is none other than Chocolate World: A cash and carry warehouse of chocolate moulds and chocolate making equipment. I wrote a brief post about visiting the store in 2011, but this is a full feature review.
A Trip to Chocolate World
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Chocolate World Lange Elzenstraat 123 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium +32(0)3.216.44.27 www.chocolateworld.be Hours: Monday – Thursday 9.00 – 18.00 Friday 9.00 – 17.00 • Saturday and Sunday closed |
| Yesterday my friend Jessie Lewis (owner of Jessie Lewis Cooking School) and I went to Chocolate World in Antwerp. Chocolate World is the place to go in Belgium for professional chocolate making supplies. Located in the southern part of Antwerp, this giant warehouse is divided into two parts. The left side is dedicated to chocolate moulds and chocolate making equipment and the right side is all pastry and cake making tools and utensils. | |
 A view of the walls lined with chocolate moulds. |
 Chocolate world makes, designs and sells over 1000 chocolate moulds. |
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Jessie and I were both in the market for chocolate moulds. I wanted to buy a mould of baby hearts and another of my signature champagne bottle mould. They had both. The best part about a visit to Chocolate World is trying out your new moulds when you get home. After the short drive back to Brussels I spent a glorious afternoon making chocolate. | |
My new baby hearts mould. |
My favorite gift is to make a chocolate champagne bottle with a customized label. This champagne bottle is a bon voyage gift for Jean and Joe who are leaving Brussels and moving back to the states this month. |
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I originally started Writing with Chocolate in 2008 to blog about Belgian chocolate while living in Brussels. You can read my reviews of artisan chocolate shops in Brussels and check out my chocolate-themed walking tours by clicking on the "Belgian Chocolate Resources" button on the top navigation bar.
Now that I’m back home in Alexandria, Virginia, I have a new focus that brings together all that I learned in Brussels. As the saying goes, build the web site you want. In late 2012 I revamped Writing with Chocolate to address the needs and concerns of the home "do-it-yourself-er" chocolatier like me.
Cheers and chocolate,
Robbin Warner
robbinwarner@gmail.com