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The Adventures of Elle Coco

MIDDLE EAST

Middle Eastern antics

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As this year’s winners are announced for the NZ Choc Awards I feel hugely honoured and privileged to have been appointed Head Judge for this years’ judging!! 🏆🍫👌 We made a stellar team and had a tough job of judging everything! Shout out to Luke from @thechocolatebar.nz and all your expertise heading up the Bean to Bar category with @gkpatisserie and @shaunty89 . 🍫🍫🍫 @sam.mannering , @radish._ , @ginny.grant thank you for your patience with my in-depth judging guide, before I let you eat the chocolate, and @em_rawson for your insightful article of the day! 📝🍫📝 Vicky Ravlich-Horan of @nourishmagazine , Mahesh Manthena @manthena7891_chef , Jaz Kaur and Sarah Harrap, your expertise was highly valued! Lorna @radiomum Subritsky, Kathy Patterson @kathy.a.paterson and @trudifresh your attention to detail was on point, and the awards are greatly lucky to have had you all on the panels! 🧐🍫📝 @andrewmacfnz and the @tvnz.1 crew, stoked you could join us for an early morning tasting, hope we helped peel back the wrapper on chocolate a bit more for you! 🍫🎤🎬 Thank you to Nicola, Kathie and the team @chocolateandcoffeeshow and @freshfastnz behind organising such a fantastic judging. 👌🍫👌 But most importantly of all - a MAHOOOOOSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to this year’s winners!!! Hope to see all you judges, and EVEN MORE entrants next year! 😊🍫❤️🏆🎉🥇🍫❤️🥇🎉👌🏆😍🍫🏆 #nzchocolateawards #chocolateawards #chocolatemakers #chefchocolatier #beantobarchocolatemaker #craftchocolates #saltedcaramels #chocolatetruffle #darkchocolatebar #chocolateloversunite #chocolatejudge #cacaolove #nzfoodies #pastrychef #cheflife🍴 #cuisine #nzchocolates #aucklandeats
Throwback to my days guiding @chocolatetours around Mayfair and the infamous soho area! I loved taking groups on an unofficial stop at @lightsofsoho for another treat for the senses with awesome light displays! They often had very appropriate ones for chocolate tours! 🍫❤️💡 Thanks @jennifer.earle for having me be part of a fantastic team and chocolate family! You’ve inspired me to start my own tours here in Wellington! Because let’s face it, the world loves chocolate! #chocolatetour

Cocoa Adventures

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Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb
Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb
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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Their aroma was just spellbinding
Their aroma was just spellbinding
#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand
#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand
Smaller more 'bespoke' bars with unusual pairings - dark and pollen anyone? - Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia
Smaller more ‘bespoke’ bars with unusual pairings – dark and pollen anyone? – Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia
Eating the chocolate face mask
Eating the chocolate face mask
Raspberry macarons with rose ganache
Raspberry macarons with rose ganache
To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand
To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand
Cocoa Hash
Cocoa Hash
Edmund, Budz and I
Edmund, Budz and I
Beans drying in the sun
Beans drying in the sun
Donkey Time
Donkey Time
Mattieu, Sharon, me and David
Mattieu, Sharon, me and David
Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics
Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics
Bennett's
Annelli Viik's white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat
Annelli Viik’s white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat
Passionfruit couture chocolate
Passionfruit couture chocolate
Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range
Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range
For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us
For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us
Edmund
Edmund
Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess
Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess
Second fish, I'm getting good at this
Second fish, I’m getting good at this
Chocolate Workshop
Chocolate Workshop
The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots - Gurre, Denmark
The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots – Gurre, Denmark
Building Swales
Building Swales
Dancing the cocoa
Dancing the cocoa
The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden
The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden
Chocolate tree pose
Chocolate tree pose
Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland
Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

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