30 MARCH 2018
“And what if we just stopped making chocolate like we always have…”
Nicolas Cloiseau is always musing about the chocolate of tomorrow, of ganache invented anew. His "Wellness" Collection breaks away from academic practices.
In the private universe of Nicolas Cloiseau, chocolate prods his inner stirrings. . He dreams of the chocolate of tomorrow and of ganache reinvented. He continually explores new avenues. Obsessed with anything and everything that could make a difference, he unlearns his approach to his craft to turn the tables on the tried and true alchemy of yesterday.
Perfectly at ease with envisioning his craft anew, his “Wellness” Collection breaks away from academic practices. Not losing sight of his convictions, he imagines chocolate differently. He lays ganache bare to expand its possibilities and take on the challenges imposed by its natural state. Au revoir cream and butter. The magic of his new ganache is that the taste is the same, the couvertures are perfectly balanced and the silky texture is still as delightful. Because it is animal fat-free, his chocolate blazes a new gustatory path.
Inspired by the extensive work of Dr. Thierry Hanh* on the infinite nutritional richness of vegetables and fruits, Nicolas Cloiseau focused on liberating chocolate from animal fats and proteins. He is not interested in easy clichés, chocolate lite or unsweetened chocolate; this is not his purpose. His idea touches upon the unthinkable. Because if you intend to remove cream and butter from a ganache recipe, the structure of ganache as we know it crumbles. A challenge not for the faint of heart: nine months of trials to achieve just the desired texture of the chocolate, just as long to perfect the flavors.
*Dr. Thierry Hanh, nutritionist doctor for over 30 years, shares his scientific expertise of cuisine and health with corporations, and well-known chefs to promote gourmand, balanced nutrition. Nicolas Cloiseau has been interested in his research on the role of pastry in nutrition by taking a qualitative nutritional approach without impacting the taste and texture.
