And America's Next Chocolate Master is...?

Lo and behold, I just made this site only a few days ago and I happened upon the American Chocolate Championship being televised from Las Vegas, Nevada. The victor would acquire the distinction of America's Next Chocolate Master. The winner would additionally go to Paris and contend for the title of World Chocolate Master. I could tell already that I was likely to get very hungry, but I pushed through it just for you!

The contest contained five chefs designing five different types of chocolate desserts over the course of two days. One of the most intriguing chocolates was developed in the bon bon round and finished up taking the winning spot for that round. Chef Sylvain molded his bon bon out of black currant chocolate which gave it a slightly purple-ish color. (Coming Soon: 10 Weirdest Flavors of Chocolate. ) It certainly sounded great tasting in any case.

In the last round, the chefs had to create a showpiece created completely out of molding chocolate, the theme being the Aztec origin of chocolate. According to the Aztec story, the cocoa tree was a present from the winged serpent god, Quetzalcoatl.

Each piece had to be at least three feet tall and could not surpass a specified width. The craftsmanship and engineering of each piece was quite impressive. Sadly, one of them broke, causing it to fall under the height requirement incurring a significant penalty. The winning piece was a depiction of an incredibly realistic chocolate green snake coiled around a chocolate cocoa fruit.

I think Chef Frederic made my favourite pieces, but he came in second place in general. Chef Sylvain, a Frenchman, received the distinction of America's Next Chocolate Master. The second place winner, Chef Frederic, was also French. America's Next Chocolate Master isn't American-born, although he’s extremely talented. Oh well, possibly next year! Nevertheless, I learned a great deal about the world of competitive chocolate. If you found this interesting, you should definitely check out Chocolate Facts!