Guest demonstration with Gráinne Mullins

Join Le Cordon Bleu London for a guest chef demonstration, featuring Gráinne Mullins, founder and owner of Grá Chocolates.

Chef Gráinne will be demonstrating The Handmade Gingerbread Chocolate Bauble, including mould prep, temper control, other handmade techniques and step-by-step assembly. The session will focus on how to use chocolate as a vessel to balance earthy spice, sweetness and texture, pairing milk chocolate infused with ginger alongside a crisp gingerbread crumb, as well as the science of balancing intensity and sweetness so that every profile appeals to all palates, including non-chocolate lovers.

Throughout the session, Gráinne will discuss how Irish heritage, culture and personal narrative are woven into the design and taste of every creation and the Grá difference: why ingredient integrity matters-working exclusively with palm-oil-free, B Corp Valrhona chocolate and local Irish produce. 
 
Growing up in Galway, Gráinne Mullins developed an early passion for food and pastry, beginning her career in the kitchens of five-star hotels as a teenager. Driven by ambition to master classic techniques at the highest level, she moved to France, for two years in a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Upon returning to Ireland, Gráinne refined her pastry craft in some of the country’s most prestigious Michelin-starred establishments. Her technical mastery, artistic precision, and commitment to local, seasonal produce led to national acclaim in 2019 when she was named Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year-one of the highest honors for rising culinary talent in Ireland.
In 2020, Gráinne channeled her background in high-end Michelin kitchens into founding Grá Chocolates. Bringing fine-dining standards to artisan chocolate, she developed a meticulous four-day craft process using ethical B Corp Valrhona chocolate, premium Irish dairy, and hand-painted artistry. What began in her family’s shed has rapidly expanded into an internationally recognised luxury brand, with over 50 product lines and a state-of-the-art chocolate factory and visitor center currently underway in Galway.

Grounded in fine-dining technique and driven by the ethos of Grá (the Irish word for love), Gráinne brings world-class pastry craftsmanship and storytelling to every demonstration and creation.
 
 
 
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