Inspirational week of 2020: 31st May 2021 – 4th June 2021
Monday 31 May: Cocoa all the way
Visit of Choco-Story in Brussels and welcome by Syntra West and Mr. Eddy Van Belle.
Theoretical session about cocoa journey and cacao trace.
Workshop bean to bar by Sylvestre Awono.
Calm evening dinner at Aux Armes de Bruxelles.
Stay at hotel Marivaux in Brussels.
Tuesday 1 June: Experiment
Visit of Belcolade factory in Groot-Bijgaarden with workshop ‘chocolate tasting’ by Julien Simonis.
Visit of Cacaolab in Ghent with theoretical sessions about ‘fat and sugar bloom, shelf life and tempering’ by Claudia Delbaere and Koen Dewettinck.
‘Chocolate and gastronomy’ themed evening dinner by Ter Groene Poorte.
Check in at hotel De Medici in Bruges, our hotel for the rest of the week.
Wednesday 2 June: Rock it
Visit of Chocolat Line in Bruges, demo 'Rock 'n roll Chocolate' by Dominique Persoone.
Workshop 'Work it out: part I' by Michel Eyckerman and Jeffrey De Weyer.
Funcky evening dinner with chocolate and beer pairing by Guido Vandenbussche.
Thursday 3 June: Cutting edge
Workshop 'Chocolate Art' by Stéphane Leroux.
Classy evenening dinner at restaurant Patrick Devos.
Friday 4 June: One more time
Workshop 'Work it out: part II' by Michel Eyckerman and Jeffrey De Weyer.
Gaduation event.