{"id":22533,"date":"2016-10-17T15:42:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T19:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=22533"},"modified":"2016-10-17T15:44:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T19:44:57","slug":"httpwww-thevalleyledger-comp1904-438","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=22533","title":{"rendered":"PA Chocolatier, JP Hepp, Named Top 10 in North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><u><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><strong>Celebration at Easton Public Market October 20<sup><span style=\"font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup> 5pm-7pm<\/strong> <\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">OCTOBER 14, 2016 \u2013 EASTON, PA: Chocolatier, Jean-Paul Hepp (JP), was named a top ten chocolatier in North America by the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City on October 3rd.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A celebration will be held at the Easton Public Market on October 20<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> from 5pm-7pm with live music and complimentary confections from his shop, Chocodiem.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Easton\u2019s Mayor will be in attendance.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22534 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/choco-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"choco\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/choco-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/choco-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/choco-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/choco-325x325.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/choco.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chocodiem\u2019s first business venture as a Clinton, NJ gift store led to the opening of a second larger emerging foodie market in PA, inside the Easton Public Market.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Besides an assortment of exquisitely decorated and hand-painted truffles that can be paired with wine inside the market, customers frequent Chocodiem for chocolate gelato, salted caramel brownies, and a delectable array of French macarons.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Both locations receive frequent compliments for their upscale stunning packaging designs and silk-glove customer service. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jean-Paul\u2019s (JP) transition to entrepreneurship wasn\u2019t planned.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After 23- years of applying his PhD in biology in the pharmaceutical industry, he took a buy-out.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He didn\u2019t know what was next until he travelled.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe one thing I missed from home was Belgian chocolate,\u201d said JP. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt struck me that other people might enjoy this type of old world confection as much as me.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Belgian chocolate is recognized as a gourmet standard for the quality of ingredients and precise adherence to production techniques.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-variant: small-caps;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">About Chocodiem<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"background: white; margin: 0px; color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocodiem.com\/\"><u><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Chocodiem<\/span><\/u><\/a> is a premier, high quality, purveyor of exceptional artisan Belgian chocolate, with locations in Clinton, NJ and Easton, PA. \u00a0Our team of local artists (design, painting, sculpture, cuisine), allow us to deliver personalized product of high quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information &amp; Images Provided By:<br \/>\nKate L. 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