nicolas nikolakopoulos
BORN ORIGINAL
As the 6-year-old only son in a Cretan family, Nicolas Nikolakopoulos was fascinated with chemistry. It would shape the curiosity and DNA of the daydreamer Nicolas still is. Today he is a celebrated greek pastry chef with big ambitions.
MILK ARRIBA
NICOLAS' FAVOURITE CHOCOLATE
‘I love chocolate with a bit of a peculiar character. The more peculiar, the more they trigger ideas. Like the milk chocolate Arriba. It’s powerful and has lovely caramelly and fruity notes – something which invites me to look for ingredients to pair with…'
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THE ALCHEMIST OF DEAMSNICOLAS NIKOLAKOPOULOS
'‘When I was taking my culinary classes, I discovered chocolate… and that was something BIG! In my life. Chocolate became a muse. A medium. It was the ingredient that allowed me to express all my creativity. I really want my desserts and bonbons to tell a story. Chocolate allows me to do that. It’s like… an ingredient to express my dreams, my ideas’
his recipes
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BORN ORIGINALSEBASTIAN PETTERSSON (SWEDEN)
Intimidating looks, yet a warm and friendly character. Sebastian Pettersson is a man of contrasts who thrives on coffee and chocolate and lives his dream. -
BORN ORIGINALANAÏS GAUDEMER (BELGIUM)
Torn between her 2 passions – landscape architecture and baking – Anaïs Gaudemer eventually found her own unqiue spot with her signature floral patisserie.
