Andrianna Athas-Fardoulis

As Springtime awakens our senses to the beauty that surrounds us it also signals the beginning of the traditional wedding season. For many, Spring is the perfect time to host a romantic wedding surrounded by those they love.

Fardoulis Chocolates, the original wedding chocolate makers are giving one lucky bride to be the chance to win $250 of beautiful foiled heart wedding chocolates. Stunning gift boxes will also be included making them the perfect bite sized gift of luxury for your wedding guests.

Fardoulis wedding chocolates are made fresh for each customer from the highest quality cocoa. The Fardoulis’ foiled hearts comes in a variety of filled creme, dark or milk chocolate. Offering something for everyone.

To win this exquisite wedding chocolate package complete the following steps:

1. Subscribe to our online chocolate journal www.chocolatediaries.com.au

2. Email win@choc.com.au and tell us:

What is your favourite type of chocolate? Is it milk, white or dark chocolate?

Visit our website and tell us what your favourite Fardoulis Chocolates fillings are.

4. Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/Chocolatediaries

You can enter on behalf of a bride to be. The winner will need to provide proof of the wedding taking place. Prize valid for six months from the date of the draw.

The winner will be drawn and announced at 4pm 19th October. Good Luck!

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New Studies Reveal Benefits of Cocoa Beans on our Health

New studies are being done by some of the worlds leading chocolate manufacturers into the health effects of cocoa beans.

For years chocolate enthusiasts and the scientific community have been compiling data on the benefits of polyphenols an element found in cocoa beans. In repeated studies polyphenols have been proven to be rich in antioxidants and to provide significant protection against cardiovascular disease. Studies have also suggested, however not conclusively so in humans, other positive effects of polyphenol including a impact on memory and learning ability.

Effects on our bodies cells

Vegetables and fruits naturally contain high amounts of polyphenols. We have known for years that fruit and veg have an antioxidant effect on the body, however we are now seeing in new research that the cocoa bean and more specifically dark chocolate also contain a great deal of polyphenols and their antioxidant properties. These antioxidants go a long way in assisting our bodies in the fight against free radicals, which studies suggest cause cell damage. In addition to combating cell damage and cardioid-vascular disease, polyphennols have also been seen to support the functions of our immune system. In other studies research has also shown polyphenols may have anti ageing effects and combat against memory loss too.

Of course chocolate lovers want more reasons to eat their favourite treat and with more and more research being done and more and more results being published there are more!

The emotional health benefits of eating good quality chocolate have also been proven with tests resulting in mood enhancement and stress relief.

The physical and emotional benefits from eating quality chocolate has lead to an increase in “functional chocolates” popularity. Functional chocolate eating is really the act of purchasing and eating chocolate on the basis that this chocolate has significant health benefits.

This has resulted in manufactures working on and developing actual ranges to cater to this new demand including:

Chocolate for improving your mood
Chocolate that gives a sense of well being
Chocolate for the cardiovascular system
Chocolate to that help maintain body weight
Chocolate to enhance the memory
Tooth kind chocolate
Chocolate to enhance concentration
Chocolate to boost the immune system

The health benefits of top quality chocolate have been proven, but don’t let the sciency part take away the pure enjoyment of the treat itself. Just know that a little of what you fancy always does you good, regardless of the science behind it all.

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Weddings are blissful occasions where two individuals confirm their adoration and love for one another. A wedding day is also just the right time for couples to enjoy their fondness for chocolate with their family and friends. It has been an ongoing tradition for the Bride and Groom to show their appreciation to their guests by offering a small Wedding Favor or Bonbonniere, www.weddingchocolates.com.au ,as known here in Australia, a small heart shaped chocolate or other gourmet styles such as our Chocolate Plato range.

Milk Dark or filled Chocolate Foiled Hearts

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You know that feeling you have leaving a shop having had a chat and a giggle with the proprietor who knew your name or remembered that you were asking about a particular chocolate the last time you were in?

All these businesses want their customers to have a great experience with them and to enjoy their chocolate treats. This could not be more true when shopping within Australia’s finest department stores whilst looking for a chocolate gift box for that special someone.

Fardoulis Chocolates is set up as a family business in Sydney Australia.

Our wonderful Ayca designed the new' Opera Collection'

Anna and Constantinos of the Fardoulis team say

“We are so proud of the way we have developed as a business and work to keep up the standards of good quality chocolates”

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Chocolate Hearts Sparks on Tuesday February the 14^th.

It only seems like yesterday we were watching the fireworks, celebrating the end and a start of the new year 2012. This year I decided to watch them at Botany Bay at Brighton Le Sands Sydney.

Chocolate Fireworks

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THE CHOCOLATE ARCHITECT

Colour and design has always been a wonderful role in creating Fardoulis Chocolates gift boxes.This pictorial story and the images are dedicated to our very special, talented and inspirational person in the Fardoulis Chocolates trilogy. It seems like quite often we tend to forget the behind the scene credits.

In the lead up to Christmas Fardoulis Chocolates had a campaign running of a $5000 giveaway through Facebook. Below are the beautiful images communicated by the amazing Ayca, our graphic communications designer.

Chocolate Christmas Tree….

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FROM THE OCEAN TO THE WATER LILY POND.

Wildlife Preservation

Chocolate Frogs

The sea in it’s purest state, takes us across an ocean. The book, The Waves by Virginia Woolf is a ripple effect of characters who explores concepts of individuality. Breaking the boundaries down between people, the book flows between prose and poetry. Woolf, herself wrote that the six characters were not meant to be separate ”characters” at all, but rather facets of a sense of continuity. My love for prose I can relate with the flow of water. The first opening lines are enough to hear the voice of a great author and her exploration of identity.

Water is the essence of life just as chocolate is the gift from the fruit tree called Theobroma Cacao. The ‘cocoa bean’ seed not unlike the characters and facets of the book has transformed our own lives. From the outer layer to cultivation, chocolate has a vast maturity and sophistication through the ages.

Fardoulis Chocolate Frogs

Fardoulis Chocolates

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Christmas is the season for giving and what better gift to give than Chocolate? There are many ways to gift with Chocolate. Include a box of beautifully handmade chocolates in a hamper, place a box under the tree to enjoy on Christmas Day or you can personalise chocolates for that special someone in your life as a unique gift to remember.