CHOCOLATE BY THE BOOK…

From Bean to Bar: A Chocolate Lover’s Guide to Britain by Andrew Baker (AA Publishing, £15.99)

WHEN PABLO SPAULL OF FOREVER CACAO DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO MAKE BEAN-TO-BAR CHOCOLATE, THERE WERE ONLY A COUPLE OF MAKERS IN BRITAIN. NOW THERE ARE ABOUT A DOZEN. JOURNALIST ANDREW BAKER CROSSES THE COUNTRY, FROM DORSET TO THE HIGHLANDS, ON A MISSION TO MEET THE FINEST ONES, DISCOVERING WHAT MAKES DECENT CHOCOLATE BY TASTING AS HE GOES. EASILY DIGESTIBLE IN ONE GO AND BEST PAIRED WITH A BAR.