The Dream Becomes Reality

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Real Chocolate: Over 50 Inspiring Recipes for Chocolate Indulgence

By Chantal Coady

Published 2003

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I found a shop in the King’s Road, which I felt was the perfect location. The type of punter on the street was very mixed: punks extorting money from Japanese tourists who took their photographs, the privileged Chelsea children (who bought, sold and consumed serious drugs in the local hostelries) and the residents who were to become the hard core of my clientele. Having vowed never to sell rose or violet creams, I had to buck up my ideas fast if I was going to keep the Establishment happy. I managed to persuade small, family chocolate makers to supply me with a range of handmade chocolate and Easter eggs, and also found suppliers of sugared almonds and other delicacies at the huge trade fair in Cologne. I certainly had no idea about how actually to make chocolates at that time, but I did now have an idea about what was good, even if my attitude to customer service was somewhat remiss.