Julien, Inès and the chocolate factory
张帅和金会子参观法芙娜巧克力工厂
Didn’t your childhood dreams include getting locked in a chocolate factory? Mine did for sure! So it’s all starry-eyed that I accompanied Julien and Inès, the two future SYB teachers, to the chocolate factory of Valrhona! It’s in the beautiful wine-growing town of Tain l’Hermitage, in the Rhone valley (hence its name), that Valrhona produces its world-renowned chocolate. A generous in-kind sponsor of SYB, Valrhona generously agreed to give a VIP tour of its facilities to our two graduates!
难道你小时候从没梦想过置身于巧克力工厂吗？我就有过这样的梦想！所以我和张帅和金会子——两位海上青焙坊未来教师来到法芙娜巧克力工厂，开始了一次梦幻之旅。法芙娜巧克力工厂生产着世界闻名的巧克力，位于罗纳河谷美丽的葡萄种植区单-艾米达吉镇（它也因此得名）。法芙娜作为我们的赞助商，慷慨地给予我们未来的老师一次贵宾游览，参观他们的设备。
The visit started by the Cité du Chocolat, Valrhona’s recently opened but already worldwide famous museum of chocolate. We were warmly welcomed by Eugenia who guided us through this beautiful space. Julien and Inès had a lot of fun touching real cacao pods, recognizing the ingredients used in chocolate by their smell or learning how to savour chocolate! They also admired the “Archichoco” exhibition, that gathers beautiful chocolate master pieces that reproduce real or imaginary architectural creations.
此次参观始于法芙娜的巧克力城，这个巧克力城虽然建立不久的但已举世闻名。Eugenia热情地欢迎我们并带我们游览这个美丽的地方。张帅和金会子享受了非常愉快的时光，他们触摸真实的可可豆荚，通过闻巧克力识别原料，也学习了怎样调制巧克力。他们还欣赏了“Archichoco”展览，展览上展出了很多美丽的巧克力，它们都做成了已有的或者是想象中的建筑的形状。
Now that they knew everything (or nearly so) to the art of chocolate making, they entered the factory to see the theory applied to practice! Instead of Oompa Loompas, we found many employees focused on their task, from creating the perfect blend of ingredients to delicately adding by hand the toppings on each chocolate.
现在他们几乎了解了巧克力的全部制作工艺，并走进工厂见证理论付诸于实践。除了巧克力工厂本身，我们还发现很多专注作业的员工，从完美的原材料混合到每块巧克力上精美的手工装饰，都一丝不苟。
Valrhona chocolates can be used both by amateurs and by professionals. To help them make the most out of their unique products, Valrhona set up the “Ecole du Grand Chocolat” that offers top-notch trainings to pastry chefs from around the world. One of Valrhona’s pastry trainers gave us a tour of the facilities, that deeply impressed our future teachers. The two of them were thrilled by their visit: “As a pastry chef, chocolate is one of the products that I use daily, and I’m really glad that I had this opportunity to know more about it. The Young Bakers are very lucky to be able to learn using such a premium chocolate!” said Inès.
法芙娜巧克力可供专业人士和业余爱好人士使用。为了帮助他们将自己的独特产品做到最好，法芙娜设立了巧克力学校，给来自世界各地的西点师们提供一流的培训。法芙娜的西点培训师带给我们的设备参观旅程给我们的未来老师留下了深刻的印象。两位未来老师对此次参观表示非常激动，金会子说：“作为一名西点师，巧克力是最常用的材料之一，我非常开心能够有这样的机会去了解它。海上青焙坊能够使用这样优质的巧克力实在是太幸运了！”
Very warm thanks to Valrhona and their team for their support to our charity program!
非常诚挚地感谢法芙娜巧克力工厂和它的团队对于公益项目的支持！