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World Chocolate Masters 2026: what the 15 finalists face
Fifteen chocolatiers, two days, five challenges and a cut after the first day. Here's what the 2026 final in Antwerp asks of them, and where those skills begin if you're just starting out.
Salon du Chocolat 2026 in Paris: what to see and learn
Five days of pastry demonstrations, chocolate competitions and cocoa producers at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Here's what's on, what to watch if you're weighing a career change, and where a 10-week course fits.
Cocoa prices 2026: what the swing means for pastry kitchens
Cocoa is a little over half its January 2025 peak and almost exactly where it was a year ago, after a deep fall and a summer climb. Here's what that swing means for anyone who works with chocolate, and why pastry chefs learn to cost every gram.