Chocolatier faces edible exhibition at store opening

published on March 18, 2024 in newsChocolatier faces edible exhibition at store openingOne of the world's top chocolatiers was in town briefly on Wednesday. Frenchman Jean-Paul Hevin was here to open his first shop, in Harbour City. Knowing Hevin once created some clothes made of chocolate, local organisers planned a kooky fashion show - mostly of chocolate necklaces - attended by numerous socialites with nothing better to do and who didn't mind some free sweets.Furthermore, a range of decorative chocolate items - vases, cigars, stiletto-heeled shoes and a cocoa Eiffel Tower - was on display. Yes, it's all a bit cheesy but Hevin's confections win awards.

And he is huge in Japan - so popular that the Paris native has become fluent in Japanese. But his English is minimal at best, which made conversing with him quite difficult without a translator. 'I don't know why I am so popular in Japan. It just happened that way,' he said.

'The chocolate is the same in France or Japan or Hong Kong. I don't do anything different to it [to cater to local tastes].'ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tK%2FMqWWcp51krrPAyJyjnmdmZ4R6hZNomqGnk6S5osDInqlmnpGYsrR5xJ2gm6SVYrK5tMiboK2hn6N6tMDOq5xmp6Cau6q6xg%3D%3D