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"Craft Chocolate Festival" where domestic and international chocolate makers are gathered together

The event "Craft Chocolate Festival vol.1" will be held in Aoyama · United Nations University courtyard on Saturday and Sunday, November 24, 2018. The event "Craft Chocolate Festival vol.1" will be held in domestic and international chocolate producers together.

The event, which will be held for the first time, is a festival introducing various craft chocolates that chocolate makers with hot feelings of chocolates gather and can not talk in a bite. In recent years, chocolate has evolved greatly, chocolate making use of the cacao taste more and more, with chocolate close to the producer called "Craft Chocolate" and "Bean to Bar Chocolate" which is not so-called mass production chocolate is increasing. In this event, more than 30 chocolate makers and shops from all over the world including Vietnam, Taiwan, Colombia etc. are gathered. In addition to selling unique craft chocolate, we offer chocolate appeal widely through diverse approaches, from offering chocolate sweets with cocoa dishes collaborated with cooks and pastries, and chocolate making workshops.

The attention project during the exhibition is "cacao sweets made by pastry cheese craftsmen" (Saturdays and Sundays). Mr. Masahiro Fujikawa, cheese craftsmen of Cheese Stand specialty store in Shibuya, used two cakes of cacao and cheese, the pastry of Yoyogi Hachiman's bistro "PATH" Yuichi Goto gave craft chocolate Almond chocolate used. Furthermore, a unique collaboration such as sales of dorayaki produced by "Minimal-Bean to Bar Chocolate" will be realized.

▲ "GEN GEN AN" Produce tea and cacao drink

In the plan to enjoy unexpected combinations, the "cacao drink bar" opened only on Sunday. Mr. Marie shop owner of genuine sake barg "gem by moto" in Yebisu cocktail with sake and cacao butter and tea produced by Japanese tea specialty store in Udagawa Town "GEN GEN AN" Propose cacao's new way of enjoying, such as providing cacao drinks.

In addition to "eat and drink", "workshop to touch and enjoy cacao" was also conducted. A workshop (cacao spice and drinks included at 11:30 to 13:00, participation fee of 2,500 yen, web pre-registration) and cocoa making chocolate making work original shops that make your own chocolate plans. Also with Minimal Yamashita's progression, we invited four key people including Mr. Mayumi Okami of Cacao Hunter, founder of MAROU chocolate of Vietnam, Mr. Samuel, and talk event "The Chocolate in the Future" Implemented (with chocolate tasting / 25th 13: 30-14: 00, entrance fee: 1500 yen). At the venue it is a valuable opportunity to listen to the stories of each creator while eating chocolate.

As with coffee and wine, the world of chocolate greatly different in taste and personality from production place and craftsmen. Although it is not widely known about craft chocolate yet in Japan, how about trying this opportunity?

Craft Chocolate Festival
〇日時:2018年11月24日(土)・25日(日) 11:00〜17:00
〇 Venue: Aoyama UN University Courtyard (5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku)
 ※「Farmer’s Market」と同時開催
○ Organizer: Shibuya Aoyama Dori Shopping Committee
〇 Sponsorship: Farmer's Market Association, Media Surf Communications
〇 Official:http://farmersmarkets.jp/craftchocolate01/

○ Participation / Opening of stores:
<Hokkaido>
SATURDAYS

<Kanto / Chubu>
Emily's Chocolate Okusawa
CRAFT CHOCOLATE WORKS (Sundays only)
green bean to bar CHOCOLATE
xocol (Workshop only)
Dandelion Chocolate
ChocoReko / imalive chocolate
VANILLABEANS
Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate -
love lotus
Yawata Shigeru Goro
Conche

<Kansai>
Cacao Roaster Factory
ICHIJI
Coffee Sashimiya Yumei Kaibo (Sundays only)
Cacao ∞ Magic
Dari K
BENCINY

<China · Shikoku>
USHIO CHOCOLATL foo CHOCOLATERS
La chocolaterie NANAIRO
CHOCOZEYO
IWAMI Craft Chocolate

<Kyushu, Okinawa>
Hal chocolate shop (Sundays only)
Okinawa Cacao

<Overseas>
CACAO HUNTERS (Colombia)
MAROU (Vietnam)
Cemas Kakanen Taiwan Chocolate (Taiwan)

<Other shops>
Carino Pan (Saturday only)
memo | memo
Cemas Kakanen Taiwan Chocolate
birdflower
Takako Ishikawa (Sunday only)
WONDER FLOWER
AKITO COFFEE
aco wrap
Uf-fu (only on Sundays)
Human Nature
The Tea Company (Saturday only)
GEN GEN AN (Sundays only)
GEM by MOTO (Sundays only)
CHEESE STAND
PATH

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