Burnaby Heights’ “Chez Christophe” A Sweet And Chocolatey Holiday Wonderland

The GOODS from Chez Christophe

Burnaby, BC | Pastry Chef and Master Confectioner Christophe Bonzon unveils a new line-up of holiday treats this season at his Burnaby Heights’ located Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie (4712 Hastings Street), just in-time for some yuletide cheer. Inventive chocolate art sculptures, Christmas chocolate bars, Swiss gingerbread filled with marzipan, and festive bites are just some of what sweet-toothed lovers can expect.

“This season, we wanted to challenge our creativity and discover fresh new ways to delight our customers,” explains Bonzon. “Take for example our unique versions of the classic Santa, reindeer, and snowman, all with carefully hidden bonbon surprises. The holidays are meant to be spent with family and therefore, we hope these merry designs not only evoke the spirit of Christmas, but also enchant people of all ages together.”

Bonzon’s edible sculptures are inspired by the iconic symbols of Christmas: Rudolf, everyone’s favourite reindeer; intricate ornaments; modern tannenbaums (Christmas trees); melting Frosty the Snowman; and Father Christmas himself. Sculptures range from $17.95 for a small sculpture to $39.95 for a large sculpture. $5 from every tannenbaum sold goes towards Growing Chefs!

Bonzon has also created a variety of holiday chocolate bar flavours including cranberry with toasted sesame, and peppermint. He launches an exclusive Christmas Chocolate Bar Trio Collection featuring eggnog and marzipan, caramel and gingerbread, and mandarin jelly with mandarin ganache. In addition, customers will be introduced to Swiss gingerbread called biscômes. These stocking stuffer-sized confections start from $13.95.

Chez Christophe’s popular Bûche de Noël, also known as a Yule Log Cake, makes a return with a new Pear and Caramel flavour, along with returning favourites Monte Blanc and La Chocolatée.

Chocolate sculptures are now available for pre-order by visiting Chez Christophe in-person or via phone at 604-428-4200. For more information, please visit www.christophe-chocolat.com.

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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.

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