The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the third French Chocolatier Competition and the second Benelux competition which were judged from 5-8 April, 2019 in Paris.

The judging panel was made up of pastry chefs, journalists, restaurant reviewers, bloggers, culinary educators and chefs, as well as members of our Grand Jury.

The Grand Jury Finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following an initial technical Selection round and four days of Main round judging. The Finalists are the nominations from which the Grand Jury select the prize winners, through private voting. The Grand Jury follow strict rules, which you can read here (PDF).

While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry will receive a prize.

The 2019 French Finalists are:

(In alphabetical order within each category)

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Barrette aromatizzate

Barrette al cioccolato bianco con inclusioni o pezzi

Mascarin (France)

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Ganaches, paletes, praline e tartufi alla ganache

Ganache o tartufi di cioccolato fondente non aromatizzato

Ara Chocolat (France)
Le Petit Chocolatier (France)
Raoul Boulanger (France)

Ganache o tartufi con cioccolato fondente aromatizzato

Ara Chocolat (France)
Au Bon Chocolat (France)
Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C. (France)
Le Lautrec (France)
Le Petit Chocolatier (France)
Ô gourmandises d’Alice (France)
Paries (France)
Patrick Gelencser Chocolatier (France)
Weiss (France)

Ganache o tartufi al cioccolato al latte

Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C. (France)
Raoul Boulanger (France)

Ganache o tertufi prodotti utilizzando ciccolati misti Fondente /latte/bianco per copertura o ripieno

Ô gourmandises d’Alice (France)

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Praline a base di noci e noci ricoperte

Praline a base di frutta/ gianduja con ciccolato fondente

Au Bon Chocolat (France)
Joel Vilcoq Chocolatier (France)
Le Lautrec (France)
Raoul Boulanger (France)

Dragées di cioccolato fondente, noci intere ricoperte

Le Lautrec (France)

Praline a base di noci/gianduja con cioccolato al latte

Comptoir du Cacao (France)
Paries (France)

Dragées al latte/noci intere ricoperte di cioccolato al latte

Au Bon Chocolat (France)

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Altre -frutti/zucchero/burro/crema

Paste di frutta, gelatine, gelée ricoperte con cioccolato fondente

Weiss (France)

Frutti interi ricoperti di cioccolato fondente

Orangettes and Co. (France)

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Spalmabili

Spalmabili con cioccolato al latte

Charles Chocolartisan (France)
Paries (France)

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The 2019 Benelux Finalists are:

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Barrette aromatizzate

Barrete cioccolato fondente ripiene

patisseire-chocolaterie Yasushi Sasaki (Belgium)

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Ganaches, paletes, praline e tartufi alla ganache

Ganache o tartufi di cioccolato fondente non aromatizzato

Chocolatier Reen (Belgium)

Ganache o tartufi con cioccolato fondente aromatizzato

Carré Noir (Belgium)
Centho Chocolates (Belgium)
Chocolatier M (Belgium)
Chocolatier Reen (Belgium)
Mr. Togo Matsuda (Belgium)
Patisserie-Chocolaterie Yasushi Sasaki (Belgium)
Shinichi Asaba (Belgium)

Ganaches o tartufi di cioccolato bianco

Chocolatier M (Belgium)
Patisserie-Chocolaterie Yasushi Sasaki (Belgium)

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Praline a base di noci e noci ricoperte

Praline a base di frutta/ gianduja con ciccolato fondente

Chocolatier M (Belgium)

Praline a base di noci/gianduja con cioccolato al latte

Carré Noir (Belgium)
Chocolatier M (Belgium)

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Caramello

Caramello ricoperto con cioccolato al latte

Chocolatier M (Belgium)