VWBN member Sharon Clifford gets a mention in The Spectator. Article by Chris Foulkes

You Either Love it or You Hate it! It isn't often that you come across a new flavour combination that is both odd and pleasant in the same bite. Cooks striving for originality tend to let enthusiasm overtake good sense. So when offered a marmite truffle at the Brighton Chocolate Festival, my instinct was to avoid eye contact and move swiftly on. But my sense of adventure took over, and I reached for one of the samples. I'm very pleased I did. The marmite truffles were made by a charming lady called Sharon Clifford in her kitchen in Wales. They looked like conventional posh chocs, and their initial flavour was pleasantly chocolatey, not gimmicky at all. It took a few seconds before you felt the roundness and richness of the marmite. Being a diligent type I got in touch with Sharon after the show to find out what prompted this level of chocolatey eccentricity. Sharon is of Indian/Persian descent, which would suggest exotic flavours, but not necessarily marmite. It appears that Paul A Young was an influence, but she has very much made it her own. Sharon will be at the Cowbridge Food and Drink festival later this year. If you can't wait that long, you can contact her at cocoamagicclifford@googlemail.com.