Chocolate and Olive Oil Tasting with Citizens of Soil – London Craft Chocolate Fair 2026

About the event

If your local foodie spot hasn’t started serving a chocolate dessert with olive oil, they probably will soon. More and more people are discovering the delight of pairing olive oil and chocolate. The Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) experts at Citizens of Soil are bringing their expertise to the London Craft Chocolate Fair, with a selection of oils to taste, a mini-masterclass on how to taste them, and a selection of chocolate pairings including a taste of a craft chocolate mousse.

Learn about how we assess quality and unlock flavour in fine EVOO and craft chocolate and discover an unexpected flavour experience when you bring both together. Expect to taste EVOO from different origins, paired with a selection of craft chocolates, as the experts guide you through how to taste both individually and together.

This tasting is part of the London Craft Chocolate Fair 2026. See the full line-up of talks and tastings here. Your ticket will also grant you free access to the Chocolate Makers Market.

About the London Craft Chocolate Fair 2026

For the fourth year running, Cocoa Runners are hosting their popular Craft Chocolate Fair on the 17th & 18th October 2026. The craft chocolate experts will host an indoor market with bean-to-bar chocolate makers from the UK and beyond, with a series of talks, tastings and pairings with experts from tea, coffee, olive oil, wine, beer and more.

The event will take place at the Fidelio Cafe and Concert Venue in Farringdon, London, running from 10-6 on Saturday 17th and 10-5 Sunday 18th. Free entry to the fair will be included in every tasting ticket. For those not attending a tasting, entry will cost £5.

About your host

Cocoa Runners

Cocoa Runners has the biggest library of craft chocolate bars in the world with over 100 makers and 1000 bars and craft chocolates. We source, taste, hand pick and import the world’s very best craft chocolate, guiding people on a journey from farm to bar that brings them closer to the processes and practices of change-making growers and makers. We host expert tasting sessions and have a chocolate subscription club to help people embark on their own craft chocolate adventures.

Citizens of Soil

Citizens of Soil are unearthing the world’s finest extra virgin olive oils, crafted for flavour and nutrition. Led by Sarah Vachon, an olive oil sommelier, they champion a community of independent, regenerative growers who farm in harmony with nature, sourcing exceptional oils for their Club – monthly EVOO through the letterbox – and their bottled range.

Citizens of Soil, a B Corp™, are turning a commodity into a community, proving that transparency, sustainability, and quality are the real markers of luxury. A show-stopping modern Mediterranean brand bringing people together to savour the good life, through exceptional extra virgin olive oil.

The most awarded extra virgin olive oil brand by Great Taste 2026, they work with world-class producers and have garnered a cult following for their Olive Oil Club. Find their olive oil in premium outlets like Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason, Waitrose, Ocado, Booths, Abel & Cole, and over 150 flavour-forward independents.