I created Dallas Chocolate Classes to offer fun and relaxed hands-on private classes and team events to make you more educated, enlightened, and excited about the fascinating world of chocolate. In my classes, I share with you my more than two decades of experience working with chocolate.
In 1990, I was living in Paris, France where I became good friends with the Jambon family, founders of the European chocolate company Jeff de Bruges. Michel, the father, taught me a great deal about fine chocolate and how to appreciate various styles of chocolate making. After my time learning more about chocolate and pastry from Miyuki Watanabe at La Petite Rose pastry shop in Paris, I became passionate about the craft of working with chocolate and baking. I continued my life-long journey and education in chocolate and pastry when I moved to Dallas where I worked for years independently in chocolate selling retail and wholesale products and providing chocolatier services at high-end weddings and events. I also have formal training from various schools, including The Cordon Bleu in Paris, The French Pastry School in Chicago, and The Chocolate Academy.
In 2006, I started working with James Beard award-winning author Rose Levy Beranbaum and began working on cookbooks for publishers around the world. I am the translator of several published cookbooks and have recipes published in others. I began teaching and presenting on chocolate in 2011 to share all my experience and knowledge with you through fun and educational chocolate classes and programs for all levels.
