Become a chocolatier

Appreciation of the Craft – you continuously strive to improve your chocolate production skills by attention to detail and practicing over, over and over.

Hunger for Knowledge – you’ve researched extensively so you know your industry and product inside out. This gives you the confidence to answer any question.

Insatiable Curiosity – as a chocolatier or chocolate maker, you know what is happening in the industry – you become the definitive source for information for your customers, students, readers or clients. You’re able to source new suppliers and apply trends in product or processing to your business.

I have always loved chocolate. There’s something so connecting with the textures, aroma, taste, and decadence of enjoying something so rich and even sensual. I’m a fan of all chocolate, with Hazelnut being my least favorite flavoring though. I consider chocolate to be a major food group in and of itself. I too was inspired by Chocolat (the movie) and would love nothing more than to have a small, unique chocolate shop like hers…something wonderfully unique and mysterious as to how something could be so good. For whatever reason it just hasn’t seemed like a solid, pay the bills type of career. This is my biggest hurdle, as well as already having a completely different career of 30 years in the legal field. How to make that jump or leap of faith. Especially in a field that I don’t know as well. Something of tremendous interest and close to my heart.

I am currently enrolled in my school’s pastry arts program, eventually i would like to have my own chocolate shop.

dont know the steps to take in order to become one.

The movie Chocolat is one of my all time favorite movies and its the little shop she owns in that adorable little town, that has inspired me.