2nd Place Winner Chocolatier of The Year

Pastry Live is proud to announce that on Sunday, August 24th, sixteen chocolate artisans, both international and national, competed for the honored title of Chocolatier of the Year. Each chocolatier crafted a molded chocolate already sold within their shop, as well as a specialty enrobed chocolate of their choosing. Chocolates were judged based on the taste, creativity and workmanship of each chocolate.

Receiving excellent scores, Chef William Dean Brown of William Dean Chocolates placed second within the competition with his “Milk & Honey” bonbon, a combination of leatherwood-honey caramel and vanilla bean ganache encased in dark chocolate, and his “Bergamot Hazelnut Crunch” containing layers of caramelized hazelnut ganache, bergamot-lemon pate de fruit and crunchy hazelnut.

The Chocolatier of the Year competition is designed with small chocolatier business owners in mind, offering national recognition for their skills and the opportunity for these artisans to display their talents in a competitor friendly environment. Pastry Live wishes to congratulate all of the winners, as well as thank each of the competitors for their professionalism, hard work and dedication.

For more details about Pastry Live and the Chocolatier of the Year competition, please contact Event Producer Paul Bodrogi at chef@pastrylive.com or (678) 881-9490. Further information is also available on our website at www.pastrylive.com .

Photo by Beatricess-Chicago School of Mold Making