Valrhona to Give a Chocolate Demonstration at Surfas

Chef Derek Poirier, award winning Corporate Pastry Chef for Valrhona of North America will be leading a demonstration of baking and pastry techniques using the world renowned Valrhona chocolate. Chef Poirier is truly one of the world’s most talented young pastry chefs, watch as he blends, shapes and coaxes miraculous forms and flavors and textures from one of the world’s premier chocolates.

Valrhona is a French chocolate manufacturer based near Lyon. Known for an intense, aromatic flavor and smooth texture, Valrhona is prized by professional chefs and food lovers worldwide. An acclaimed pioneer in the chocolate world, Valrhona was among the first to offer single origin chocolates in which all the beans come from the same geographical region harvest season. This results in aromas and flavors which emphasize the uniqueness of the cacao from the specific locale.