World Chocolate Masters: national selections dedicated to “haute couture”

The World Chocolate Masters is the premier global event for chocolatiers, patissiers and pastry chefs. The search for the worlds greatest exponent of chocolate work begins now with a series of National Selections to be held throughout all corners of the earth and ending with a World final in October 2009.

The UK National Pre-Selection of the World Chocolate Masters will take place at the Restaurant Show on 6th October 2008. The winner of the competition will receive the title of UK Chocolate Master and will represent Great Britain at the World Final.

The organisers of the event, Callebaut, Cacao Barry and Carma are seeking applications from potential competition participants who would like the opportunity to challenge themselves against the best chocolate professionals in the world.

“Haute couture”, a perfect pairing with chocolate

The theme of this, the third World Chocolate Master competition, is built around the theme of “Haute Couture”. Panels of International Jury Members will, in each country, be looking to see how participants in the competition manage to create subtle combinations of delicious chocolate creations with the aesthetics of high fashion.

During the one-day contest each contestant will be asked to present a chocolate showpiece, a moulded a dipped praline, a pastry and a small showpiece from a “Mystery Box” of ingredients.

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The UK contestants have now been selected. They are:
- Mark Tilling
- Thomas McArthur
- Oliver Drayton
- Sebastian Kobelt
- Andrew Gregson-Brown
- Richard Heppell

Competition rules for the 2008-2009 national selections (pdf) [41 KB]