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Holiday Chocolate 2017
Published December 14, 2017

Holiday Chocolate 2017

It wouldn’t be the holiday season without chocolate! From big festive parties, to small family gatherings, or maybe just enjoying a quiet moment with someone you love, chocolate is a great addition to your holiday season. Each year, we love to share some of the fun and creative holiday products…

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    13 hours ago by ecolechocolat Day 2 of our  #ecbowen  program  @cocoawestbc  & we’re seeing art & science colliding in the chocolate laboratory! Our students are working with custom their transfer sheets they made yesterday & using the enrobing machine! So much to learn about production & running a chocolate business & Joanne & Carlos share their wealth of knowledge . . . .  #chocolateschool   #entrepreneur   #chocolatebusiness   #finechocolate   #cocoawestchocolatier   #transfersheets   #edibleart   #handsonlearning 
  • Today is the registration deadline for our Chocolatier Program in
    20 hours ago by ecolechocolat Today is the registration deadline for our Chocolatier Program in Italy  #ecitaly  Join us May 5 - 11 for hands on training with Italian master chocolatiers just outside of beautiful Lake Como! But before we get down to work in the laboratory, we taste and compare the Italians’ chocolate gift to the world, gianduja, in its home of Turin! This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in Italian chocolate culture, and take your chocolate skills to the next level. ✈️ Please note, this is not an introductory program. You must have experience in basic chocolate work. For more information, click
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    1 day ago by ecolechocolat Today is day 1 of our  #ecbowen  (aka Chocolatier in Vancouver) Program  @cocoawestbc ! Joanne and Carlos open their business to our students 3 times a year to share their amazing knowledge and skills! Today our students started playing with cocoa butter colour & learning to make custom transfer sheets . . . .  #finechocolate   #design   #edibleart   #transfersheets   #chocolatier   #cocoawestchocolatier   #bowenisland   #chocolateshop   #chocolateschool 
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    6 days ago by ecolechocolat As with love, chocolate making is all in the details Happy Valentine’s Day! Any day that celebrates love and chocolate is perfection to us, or even celebrating love OF chocolate Today let’s cherish all of the people that we love in our lives, and enjoy some amazing fine chocolate. . . .  #love   #allyouneedislove   #valentinesday   #happyvalentinesday   #chocolate   #finechocolate   #valentineschocolate   #hearts   #lovemore   #loveislove 
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    7 days ago by ecolechocolat The perfect bar to enjoy with your love The raspberry white chocolate bar from  @cacao70  is full of beautiful raspberry flavour and the right balance of sweetness. . . .  #valentines   #valentinesday   #valentineschocolate   #chocolatemaker   #ecolechocolatgrad   #chocolatemaking   #whitechocolate   #raspberry   #raspberrychocolate   #bemine   #love 
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    1 week ago by ecolechocolat As we get closer to the ultimate day to celebrate love and chocolate, we had to share this gorgeous, lacy design from  @littlesinschocolate  Do you have your chocolate yet? Your local chocolatier or chocolate maker has you covered!  #Repost  ・・・ Inspired by  @genscarfone   @seedconfections  , trying the lace technique on my hearts.  #valentinesday2019   #hearts   #chocolatehearts   #chocolatebar   #sweetheartchocolatebar   #littlesinschocolate   #chocolatier   #victoriabc   #yyj   #instagood   #instafood   #finechocolate   #chocolatier   #lace   #design   #valentine   #valentinesday 
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    1 week ago by ecolechocolat Need a gift for your Valentine? Or want to treat yourself? Our next Mastering Chocolate Flavor Program starts on Feb 22nd! This is our online chocolate tasting program that leads you through not just how to taste chocolate, but what you’re tasting and why! Whether you’re a chocolate newbie or an old pro, you’ll love this program. AND we give the most delicious homework ever ❤️❤️❤️ . . .  #valentine   #valentinesday   #valentinesgift   #bemine   #valentineschocolate   #finechocolate   #chocolatetasting   #chocolateschool 
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    2 weeks ago by ecolechocolat Happy Lunar New Year! How adorable are these guys? The cutest way to start off the year of the pig, from the talented team  @thaaschocolates   #Repost   @thaaschocolates  ・・・ Happy Lunar new year!  #happylunarnewyear   #chinesenewyear   #yearofthepig   #luck   #prosperity   #Vancouver   #yvrfoodie   #yvrchocolate 
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Rachel McKinley

As a chocolatier, I love the blend of science and art that results from working with our fine chocolate medium. My days are filled with creating new products, experimenting in my chocolate lab, working with my clients and customers while a the same time instructing for Ecole Chocolat programs. I find great pleasure in helping people passionate about chocolate achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams. I have a degree in microbiology and a degree in English literature, so I have a creative side and a technical side, and [chocolatiering] really married those things for me quite beautifully.

Alysha Kropf

I spent several years in the not-for-profit sector with roles in communications, marketing and program management before joining Ecole Chocolat as the Program and Marketing Director. I leaped at a role where I could combine my love of writing with my love of chocolate! Still relatively new to the world of chocolate, I have jumped in with both feet and love learning more every day. When I’m not reading about chocolate, or writing about chocolate, or eating (sorry “tasting”) chocolate, I’m chasing after one or all of my three boys, ages nine, five and five.

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