Lick
the Spoon, the Wiltshire based producer of fresh handmade chocolates, was founded by Chef and
Chocolatier Diana Short, with the aim of producing high quality,artisan chocolates with passion and flair.
A
professional chef for 18 years, Diana learnt her skills in France
where she lived and worked for 6 years before returning to England.
Priding herself on the quality and freshness of her creations, Diana
has worked in Michelin star restaurants and catered for a number of
high profile events. A recent career highlight saw Diana create an
inspired vegetarian menu and run a team of chefs for the Wild Screen
2004 film awards.
Diana & Matthew receiving the Best of Bakery and
Confectionery award from Chief executive of Taste of the West John
Sheaves and two Michelin star chef Michael Caines.
The new Corsham Chocolate factory with our talented new
Chocolatiers Jamie & Kathryn.
Chocolate
has always been a passion and previously only family and friends
could benefit from Diana’s exquisite chocolate creations. A
commission for a chocolate wedding cake in 2005 which later featured
in “You and Your Wedding” magazine sowed the seeds for “Lick
the Spoon”. In 2006 Diana gave up her career as a Chef in
order to found “Lick the Spoon”, allowing online buyers to taste
our chocolate creations and local customers to experience crafted
bespoke cakes and Wedding favours.
In
August 2007 we were proud to be awarded both Gold and
Silver awards in the prestigious Taste of the West Food and Drink
awards whose patron is HRH The Prince of Wales.
November
2007 saw Lick the Spoon announced as Best of Bakery and
Confectionery throughout the South West at the 2007 Taste of the
West award ceremony for the "One for me, One for You"
handmade chocolate selection.
In
December 2007 Lick the Spoon were filmed for the ITV West "Eat West"
Series promoting quality local food. To see the Eat West film clip please
click here
to visit the ITV West website.
In
March 2008 Lick the Spoon were delighted to be announced as Best
Independent Food Producer at the Wiltshire Life Awards 2008. Awards
presenter Michael Dobbs said the judges considered Diana's
chocolates to be World Class. Co-presenter Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones -
"The Black Farmer" said, "if you want to meet someone
passionate about food, you should meet this lady!"
In
August 2008 Lick the spoon won two prestigious gold awards at the
2008 Taste of the West Awards and were named one of only eighteen
national finalists in the Waitrose and Country Living Magazine
"Made in Britain" awards.
2009
is an exciting year for Lick the Spoon. Easter saw Nigella Lawson
and Alan Titchmarsh choose Lick the Spoon for their choice of Easter
egg. In August 2009 Lick the Spoon won further prestigious Taste of
the West gold awards.
On
the 1st October 2009 we opened our new Corsham chocolate factory and
have recruited two talented new chocolatiers! In December 2009 we
opened our first store in Cirencester..Hurrah!
All
of our chocolates are low volume handmade artisan production with the highest quality
ingredients.
