Chocolatier

It’s a long way from the windswept waterfront of Campbeltown to Hollywood: but for next month’s Oscar nominees a taste of this remote corner of Scotland awaits, after the owner of the town’s chocolate shop was chosen to produce the sweet treats for the famed $125,000 award ceremony goodie bags.Fiona McArthur, who started creating her chocolates in her mother’s kitchen four-and-a-half years ago, says she’s still pinching herself at the coup. “It’s blowing my mind that my chocolates are going to be eaten by people like…

Eric ‘ConcernedApe‘ Barone has revealed that Haunted Chocolatier has taken heavy inspiration from Stardew Valley’s Moonlight Jellies festival and classic Final Fantasy titles. According to Barone, Haunted Chocolatier is a “life-affirming” RPG about ghosts and chocolate and while it doesn’t currently have a release date, Barone has revealed what players can expect from the title in a new interview with NME. After revealing that he believed his “under-appreciated” soundtrack is one of the reasons Stardew Valley went on…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWarner Bros has released the highly anticipated first trailer for Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet as the titular chocolatier created by Roald Dahl.The Paul King (Paddington) film serves as a prequel to Dahl’s 1964 children’s novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which follows competition winner Charlie Bucket on a tour of Willy Wonka’s magical chocolate factory.“Wonka tells the…

Eric ‘ConcernedApe‘ Barone has confirmed that Stardew Valley update 1.6 is on the way, though the developer is “taking a break” from their next game, Haunted Chocolatier, to get the patch ready. In a tweet published yesterday (April 16), Barone shared the upcoming update is “mostly” for modders, who will find tweaking the game “easier & more powerful” from 1.6. That being said, the update will still contain “new game content,” including more dialogue for the residents of Pelican Town. However, Barone has clarified…

In latte 2021, indie developer Eric Barone (commonly known as ConcernedApe online), famed for single-handedly creating the magical Stardew Valley, officially announced that he was developing an all-new game. That game is called Haunted Chocolatier, and it looks like a whole other world of fun, casual simulation, and finding out the secret desires of every single member of your community. Details are still limited: “I just like working in secret,” ConcernedApe reported in his last official progress update — but don’t…

Stardew Valley creator Eric ‘ConcernedApe‘ Barone has been sharing small updates on how his new project, Haunted Chocolatier, has been going. Barrone shared a rare screenshot of Haunted Chocolatier on Twitter. The screenshot shows the player character standing in a corridor within the titular haunted castle. After posting the screenshot, Barone fielded several questions from fans in the replies. Firstly, Haunted Chocolatier will be available on Steam right from release. Next, Barone believes the game should be less than…

“I haven’t nailed down exactly to what degree the two will be connected” says creator Stardew Valley creator Eric ConcernedApe Barone is at it again, blowing up the internet with a single screenshot of Haunted Chocolatier. And some tweets! This week, they mused on how Haunted Chocolatier lore could be connected to their prior project. After sharing a single screenshot from Haunted Chocolatier, Barone noted some hours later that “someone pointed out the perspective looks kinda weird around the passageway, and on the…