Rick Jordan Chocolatier facts for kids
Rick Jordan Chocolatier is a company that makes special chocolate in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They are known for making "bean-to-bar" chocolate. This means they start with raw cocoa beans and do every step themselves to turn them into delicious chocolate bars and treats.
The founder and main chocolate maker is Pastry Chef Rick Jordan. He studied at L'Ecole Culinare and Ecole Chocolat. To learn even more, he traveled to France to train with a famous chocolatier named Patrick Roger. After seven years of learning, Rick Jordan opened his business in 2011. In 2012, he was recognized as one of the top ten chocolatiers in North America by a magazine called Dessert Professional. Since then, Rick Jordan Chocolatier has won many awards for its tasty creations.
Rick Jordan Chocolatier sells many kinds of chocolate candies and sweets. They often use ingredients from local farms and businesses to make their products.
In 2017, the company changed how it sold its chocolate. They closed their retail store, which was a shop where people could buy chocolate directly. Instead, they opened a special facility just for making chocolate in larger amounts. This was so they could make more of their most popular product, called Honey Foam. Today, you can find their chocolates online through their website www.rjchocolatier.com or at other stores that sell their products. These stores are also listed on their website.
About Bean-to-Bar Chocolate
Making bean-to-bar chocolate is a bit like baking a cake from scratch instead of using a mix. It means the chocolate maker controls every step. They start with cocoa beans, which are the seeds of the cacao tree. These beans are roasted, ground, and then mixed with other ingredients like sugar. This careful process helps create unique and delicious flavors in the chocolate.
Rick Jordan's Journey
Rick Jordan spent many years learning how to be a great pastry chef and chocolatier. A pastry chef is someone who is an expert at making desserts, like cakes, pies, and pastries. A chocolatier is a chef who specializes in making chocolate candies and confections. His training in different schools and with a master chocolatier in France helped him become very skilled. This long journey of learning helped him create his own successful chocolate company.
See also
- List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers
- Patrick Roger MOF
