Chez Emily Fine Handmade Chocolates

Main Street, Ashbourne, Co Meath.

Magical would seem to be the appropriate word for the Chez Emily Chocolate Boutique on Ashbourne’s Main Street. Chez Emily was established in 1996 by Ferdinand Vandaele & Helena Hemeryck and they have built a justifiably loyal following with a selection of over 30 divine chocolates. The chocolate couvertures they use are rated between the best worldwide and they combine this with the best local ingredients using family recipes to bring us a unique and versatile assortment of chocolates and chocolate articles.

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Chocolate Garden of Ireland (The)

Rath, Tullow, Co Carlow.

Jim and Mary Healy and their dedicated team of chocolate and biscuit experts, produce a spectacular range of luxury, handmade artisan chocolates, divine waffles, sensational chocolate spreads, rich butter biscuits and chocolate bars and of course their delicious Tipperary Organic Ice Cream, which you can now enjoy at their delightful new coffee shop and ice cream parlour in Carlow. The Chocolate Garden of Ireland is a real family destination set in lovely grounds with outdoor seating. Educational groups and school parties catered for also.

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ChocOneill

The Hollow, Dunbeggan, Aughnacliffe, Co Longford.

Owners Jamie and Beatrice O’Neill have an important aim for their business - to produce fresh artisan chocolates with no added vegetable fats, artificial colours or preservatives. White or champagne truffles, crystallized ginger dipped in plain chocolate, a milk chocolate selection and swirl chocolate lollipops – just some of the delicious range available from ChocoOneill.

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Co Couture

No 3 Ardilea House, 3 Chichester Park South, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT15 5DW.

Chocolate is heaven sent, good chocolate comes directly from the angels and really good chocolate was handed down to mankind from the Man himself! We’ve found yet more RGC – really good chocolate – to add to our growing selection of Good Food Ireland produce. This time, it comes from Belfast, where Deirdre McCanny, owner of artisan company Co Couture delights us with her delicate bonbons, bars, Florentine biscuits and Hot Chocolate.

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Ditty’s Home Bakery & Coffee Shop Castledawson

44 Main Street, Castledawson, Co Derry, BT45 8AB.

The charming village of Castledawson is home to one of Artisan Baker, Robert Ditty’s family run award winning bakeries and coffee shops. Whether your just popping in to buy something delicious to take home or taking the time to relax and indulge in something from their scrumptious range of home baked local breads, pastries, cakes, biscuits, short breads, scones and muffins or a spot of lunch, all served by friendly local staff, your are sure to enjoy your experience.

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Foods of Athenry (The)

Oldcastle, Kilconieron, Athenry, Co Galway.

Set among the famous rolling fields of Athenry, the Lawless family farmhouse bakery prides itself on producing healthy baked goods, made with pure and natural local ingredients, love, care and absolutely no additives in sight. They grow much of the fruit, like apples and rhubarb, for Siobhan’s pies and tarts and her vision to supply this range at an affordable price in the mainstream market is paying off, with many stockists in Galway city and county.

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Kooky Dough

1 St Mary's Terrace, Martin's Row, Chapelizod, Dublin 20.

Cookies are big in America and they’re fast becoming big here too – thanks to Sophie Morris and Graham Clarke. The pair have come up with an ingenious range of ready-made dough mix, designed to be rolled out and cooked at home for that real home baked taste in 6 delicious falvours. Kooky Dough is the new fun way to bake delicious homemade cookies in minutes. All you do is slice, place on a baking tray bake for 8 minutes and you will have 15 scrumptious and moreish cookies. They even provide the baking parchment for the tray which helps save the environment, and you the clean up! And of course, being Good Food Ireland producers, they are committed to sourcing their ingredients from Ireland.

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Lorge Chocolatier

Bonane, Kenmare, Co Kerry.

Benoit Lorge, Master Chocolatier may be slightly off the beaten track, but his delightful gourmet chocolate shop is well worth a visit. Ben, originally from Lorraine in France, creates his unique and individual chocolates with fervent passion for you to enjoy and of course share if you feel you must.

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Marlenes Chocolate Haven

The Courtyard, James Street, Westport, Co Mayo.

Tucked away in a lovely little courtyard off James Street in Westport is the delightful shop that is Marlene’s Chocolate Haven. Not only a haven but also an absolute heaven for chocolate lovers.

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Mella's Fudge

Lisavaird Co-op, Clonakilty, Co Cork.

Mella McAuley is a honey - and that’s exactly what her name means! Good job then she chose fudge making for a living, sweet things abound around this woman! She began making fudge for a local sweet shop in Bantry when she was in school and 15 years later her range has expanded to include traditional vanilla, walnut, and chocolate flavours, now supplying around thirty shops, as well as doing the weekly market in Bantry, and Schull in the summer months. She’s won medals galore, and anyone whose anyone in food knows if you get fudge from this gal, you’re in for a treat!

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