US artisan chocolatiers recognised by International Chocolate Salon
Some of the most talented US artisan confectionery makers have been recognised with awards from the International Chocolate Salon organisation.
The recently announced honours for Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America were based on the combined total number of Gold and Silver Awards and plus 4.5/4.0/3.5 star ratings received by each entrant in the in the previous year’s TasteTV Chocolate Salons in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Fall (SF), as well as in the standalone International Chocolate Salon Award Competitions for Best Caramels, Toffees, Bars, Truffles, White Chocolate, Best Hot Cocoa and Drinking Chocolate, Vegan Chocolates, Spicy Chocolates, Top Design and Branding, and Best Valentine’s Chocolates.
Among the companies named as six-star grand masters were Austin-based Delysia Chocolatier, Holm Made Toffee Co, Hu Kitchen, Michael’s Chocolates, Panache Chocolatier, St. Croix Chocolate Co, as well as The Chocolate Fetish, and CocoTutti Chocolates.
In a statement on its award, Delysia Chocolatier (Nicole Patel from the business, pictured), said: “We are humbled to receive the highest honour that can be bestowed on a chocolatier by the International Chocolate Salon Awards and Taste TV. As part of their 2019 Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America competition, Delysia Chocolatier was named as a Top 3 Chocolatier in the Americas with a Six Star Award: Grand Master title. Since 2014, Delysia Chocolatier has been recognised continuously as a top chocolatier in the Americas, as well as awarded a Grand Master title.
“Competing with hundreds of the finest gourmet chocolate artisans and large-scale producers in Canada, Mexico, the U.S., as well as all countries in South America, Delysia Chocolatier was one of only four chocolatiers in the western hemisphere to be recognised as a Top Chocolatier and awarded the highest ranking six-star title of Grand Master. To qualify for the title, Delysia Chocolatier received the most votes from the panel of judges, which included national and regional magazines, newspaper and blog editors, topic specialists, expert chefs, and food gurus.
“Our mission is to take gourmet chocolate to new horizons of excellence, pushing culinary boundaries in the most deliciously innovative ways possible. It is a labor of love to make everything by hand in our Culinary Centre using sustainable chocolate and the freshest, highest quality ingredients. It is an honour to be continuously recognised for our decadent chocolate confections and adventurous flavours.”
