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BEARS ICE CREAM
Bears Ice Cream Imaginarium, Whitstable bearsicecream. co. uk
Recently celebrating a remarkable 10 years of ice cream making mastery, Bears Ice Cream Imaginarium is a brilliantly creative, family-owned ice creamery that continues to push the boundaries of ice cream making to bring oodles of joy to its customers with every creatively inspired scoop.
Moving their flagship store and production kitchen to Whitstable in 2023, the Bears team have steered ahead with a firm farm-to-tub philosophy, crafting award-winning ice cream using the finest Garden of England ingredients. Creating over 70 unique flavours, co-founder and chef Phil Harrison( who you can learn more about in our‘ inFLUENCED by’ feature on p36) is constantly whipping up new combinations that take both locals and visitors by storm including blueberry and lavender jam meringue swirl; beetroot, raspberry and wasabi sorbet; and miso, banana and butterscotch pudding. Truly marvellous.
N2 SWEET LAB
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N2 Sweet Lab, Maidstone, n2sweetlab. com
Handcrafting genius cocoa creations with the world’ s most exceptional cacao and specialists in divine small-batch chocolate, N2 Sweet Lab’ s founders Nina and Ned are true sweet fiends, bringing world-class chocolate to the Garden of England via the most indulgent, picture-perfect truffles, cakes, bonbons, bars and iridescent choco spheres. As well as marvellous in-house beanto-bar production, the team offer an array of chocolate experiences for both the curious and the connoisseurs- from workshops to parties.
Rooted in sustainability, quality and craftsmanship, the perfect cacao is paramount to the heralded N2 Sweet Lab flavours:“ Our current origins include rare ancient Criollo beans from Peru- one of the most prized and delicate cacao varieties- Costa Rica Dos Lagunas, recently recognised at the International Cacao Festival in Amsterdam, and cacao from the Sierra Nevada region of Colombia, grown within a protected biosphere renowned for its depth and complexity,” says Ned.
Fudge Kitchen, Canterbury, fudgekitchen. co. uk
For over 40 years, Fudge Kitchen has been redefining the confectionery scene with its delicious, handmade and natural fudge that breaks the mould of tradition. Skilled entertainers in their craft and the home of‘ The Theatre of Handmade Fudge’, for Fudge Kitchen, artistry, knowledge and innovation that goes way beyond simple sweetness is at the very fore.
FUDGE KITCHEN
From fudge, toffee and caramel to honeycomb, coconut ice and beyond, the team here are continuously refining recipes across their many UK shops and Kentish production site, ensuring exceptional taste and quality every time. Each year, the brand hosts its much-anticipated‘ New Year, New Flavour’ competition to delve into trendled treats and unexpected triumphs to continue building their famously creamy legacy.
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