Wednesday 18 February 2009

Winners of the 2009 Academy of Chocolate awards

Chocolatier Paul Wayne Gregory, who made chocolates for the Queen's 80th Birthday emailed me earlier saying that he's attending the AofC awards. So I visited the AofC site and found all the expected winners (Amedei, Domori, Valrhona, Paul Wayne Gregory, Paul A. Young, you name it!).

A few surprises:

Best House Dark Chocolate Bar
Gold William Curley – House Blend 70%
Bronze Hotel Chocolat - Blend 2
Bronze Hotel Chocolat - Blend 3
Bronze Auberge du Chocolat – Auberge bar

So Hotel Chocolat made it to the chart! Well done! I once visited their factory and was impressed with the platform and technology there! Well deserved I'd say!

Best Packaging
Gold Tcho – 6 bar gift box
Silver Rococo – Round box
Bronze La Molina – The cretti book

Well done to Tcho, too!! Credits to millionaires who love chocolate, gave up their jobs to play with ideas to take chocolate making to the next level!

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