Chocolate Workshop

About

Led by Amy Levin

Amy is a classically trained professional chef who found her way into healthy cooking in 2004 when training to be a holistic health counsellor at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York.

She has worked for several of the UK's most respected all-natural chocolate companies and then as Senior Sous & Pastry Chef to the world renowned Executive Chef, Chad Sarno (co-founder of Wicked Healthy).

With over 20 years as a professional chef and a decade specialising in all-natural chocolates and desserts, Amy offers a nourishing experience of learning starting from wherever you are, in terms of knowledge and skill.

What will I learn?
* The chocolate journey - where it comes from, how it is processed commercially and how an artisan chocolatier prepares chocolate in small batches.
* Tempering - this is what gives chocolate its shine and snap.
Chocolate bars - the group gets to design and make them using a professional mould.
* Pralines - set into silicone moulds and dipped in chocolate.
* Truffles - easy to make with 4 main ingredients.
* Making chocolates at home.