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"I started my company, Cadeaux Chocolates, in 2007 after several years of study. My goal is to produce handcrafted chocolates which are rich and flavorful with appealing textures. I work with fresh, all-natural ingredients, local products as available, and fine chocolate from France and Belgium. I am inspired by the European traditions of confection making. I also admire the simplicity and beauty of Japanese art which influences my designs. Working in chocolate is a passion I enjoy sharing with others." Janet Shimada
Janet has received training at the Culinary Institute in America (Hyde Park, NY), the Notter School of Pastry Arts (Orlando, FL), the Callebaut Academy (St. Hyacinthe, Quebec) and L'Ecole du Grand Chocolat (Tain L'Hermitage, France). She completed the Maitre Chocolatier Program in France from Ecole Chocolat. She lives and works in Seattle, Washington.
Comments about Cadeaux Chocolates:
"Loved the clean look and the smooth ganaches very much!" David Lebovitz
"These chocolates are very delicious and couldn't look better and be more appetizing." Ewald Notter
"I have never seen or eaten more gorgeous, refined or seductively subtle chocolates as those made by local chocolatier Janet Shimada for her line, Cadeaux Chocolates." Alison Browrnigg, NWsource
Other notations:
Featured in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine's Top Sweets! issue. Winner of Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, and Chocolatier's Choice catagories. March, 2009.
Featured in Seattle Magazine's Best Desserts issue, "Most Valuable Truffle." November, 2008.
Awarded "Best Truffle," Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon, 2008.
Cadeaux Chocolates are available at:
Ballard Market
Portalis Wine Shop + Wine Bar
Caffé Fioré
Sunset Hill Green Market
Sixth Avenue Wine Seller
Metropolitan Markets
Whole Foods Market, Roosevelt Square
For more information, please contact: info@cadeauxchocolates.com.