TisF Travels the World with Vosges.
Vosges Haut-Chocolat's intriguing chocolate creations are made with the finest ingredients from around the world, sourced by Owner and Chocolatier Katrina Markoff. Three days following her graduation from Vanderbilt University, Katrina headed off to Paris to pursue her dream of studying the culinary arts at Le Cordon Bleu. Then using her palate as her guide, she embarked on a world tour that commenced with an apprenticeship in Spain under the direction of Ferrán Adriá and continued eastbound throughout Southeast Asia and Australia.
The purple house of Vosges Haut-Chocolat and the concept of Travel the World through Chocolate were inspired by her journeys to create a luxury chocolate experience while bringing about awareness of the world's cultures by fusing a gamut of indigenous spices, flowers, roots, herbs and liqueurs with premium chocolate.
Katrina is the recipient of numerous accolades including the Bon Appétit Food Artisan of the Year Award. She was also selected as the innovator in chocolate to lead the US through the next 30 years by Food & Wine Magazine (September 2008) for her innovative creations. Concepts such as: Fermentation + Chocolate (2008), Chocolate and the Nose (2007), Bacon + Chocolate (2007), Wine + Chocolate (2005), Yoga + Chocolate (2004), and Cheese + Chocolate (2003). Katrina was honored as the 2008 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year by OPEN American Express and Entrepreneur Magazine claiming her not only as an avant garde creative thinker, but also a savvy businesswoman.
Vosges Haut-Chocolat is a certified organic manufacturing facility, operating their business on renewable energy. Markoff's latest endeavor is the construction of a Platinum LEED-certified green manufacturing and chocolate lifestyle house in her sweet home Chicago, just the first step in improving and expanding her mission of bringing peace to the world through chocolate. Vosges Haut Chocolat is a certified organic manufacturer and operates on 100% Renewable Energy. Now that is Fabulous!
Fabulous FYI: Vosges website explains "how to eat chocolate," check it out: how_to_eat_chocolate
For more information about Vosges Haut-Chocolat please visit: www.vosgeschocolate.com
Photography courtesy of Vosges Haut-Chocolat.
