The GOODS from Chez Christophe

Burnaby, BC | Newly minted Cacao Barry Ambassador Christophe Bonzon is ready to enchant people of all ages this festive season with his 2016 holiday chocolate collection at Burnaby Heights’ Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie (4717 Hastings Street). This year, expect several new imaginative chocolate art sculptures inspired by nature, as well as Christmas-flavoured chocolate bars, bubbly champagne truffles, and special holiday bites.

“The holiday season is definitely one of my favourites to really brainstorm and think of creative new ideas and designs,” explains Bonzon. “The joy on our customers’ faces, especially the young families in the neighbourhood, really shows how magical Christmas can be. We are especially honoured to be part of new and old traditions.”

This year, Bonzon introduces almost a brand new lineup of bonbon-filled chocolate art sculptures, all inspired by nature: a large Classic Golden Acorn; Slippery Penguin sliding down Grouse Mountain; Bear Hug featuring a brown bear beside a Christmas Tree; and Santa’s Boot of surprises. Returning favourites include Rudolf, Father Christmas, and the fan-favourite melting Frosty the Snowman. Sculptures range from $17.95 for a small to $59.95 for an extra large.

In addition to the chocolate sculptures, other holiday treats include Christmas-flavoured chocolate bars, Swiss gingerbread biscômes, snowman chocolate tarts, and a decadent champagne truffle fit for New Year celebrations.

Monte BlancChez Christophe’s popular Bûche de Noël, also known as a Yule Log Cake, makes a return with returning favourites Mont Blanc and La Chocolatée. A new Tropical Santa option filled with pineapple, Haiti chocolate, and coffee is sure to inspire thoughts of the beach.

Chocolate sculptures and Bûche de Noëls are now available for pre-order by visiting Chez Christophe in-person or via phone at 604-428-4200. The holiday line is available starting December 3. Bûche de Noëls can only be picked up on December 23 and 24. For more information, please visit www.christophe-chocolat.com.

DETAILS

4717 Hastings St, Burnaby, BC
Telephone: 604.428.4200 | Email: info [at] christophe-chocolat.com
Web: www.christophe-chocolat.com | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 8:00am to 6pm | Closed Sunday/Monday

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Key People

Christophe Bonzon, Co-Owner & Executive Pastry Chef
Jess Bonzon, Co-Owner

About Chez Christophe

The story of Chez Christophe is a story of love and passion – your Artisans love for sharing his creations and a little bit of his Swiss origins by introducing you to a small taste of Switzerland. Christophe Bonzon discovered chocolate at the age of ten when he was helping his mother make chocolate truffles as a gift for Christmas. Since then the passion for sweet food never left him. Christophe is a Swiss trained “Confectioner” or in more familiar terms Pastry Chef/Chocolatier. Alongside chocolate another of his passions is creating artistic sculptures with sugar. For the meticulous Christophe, his art lies in “the freedom of creativity and my passion for creating artistic sculptures with sugar and chocolate – the opportunities to transform are endless.”

Christophe’s resumé is studded with a decade full of intense apprenticeships and coursework in the fine art of pastry and chocolate, both in his native Switzerland and in France. Amongst many other institutions he has studied under some of Europe’s grand masters at Zurich’s Chocolate Academy, and at l’Ecole du Grand Chocolat Valrhona in France. Various professional postings followed, including as pastry chef at Confectionary Schneider in Switzerland, followed by Choux Cafe in Western Australia. Christophe worked as an Executive Pastry Chef at one of the finest French Pastry Shops in Perth.

More recently Christophe was the Executive Pastry Chef at the award-winning CinCin Restorante in Vancouver, Canada. Christophe is a firm believer that you are constantly learning throughout your life for the learning curve never ends.