Renowned Belgian chef and chocolatier Marc Leon Pauquet arrived in Islamabad on Monday and was welcomed by the Hashoo Group, owner of the Marriott and Pearl Continental Hotels in Pakistan, as well as the Belgian Ambassador to Pakistan Fredric Verheyden. Pauquet will visit Islamabad and Karachi as part of a week-long Chocolate Festival at Marriott and Pearl Continental Hotels, which showcases the fine art of hand-crafted Belgian chocolate making, said a press release.
Chef Pauquet will take part in live demonstrations, chocolate-themed high teas, and will also conduct intensive chocolate trainings with more than 40 pastry chefs from the Marriott and Pearl Continental Hotels across Pakistan. Chef Pauquet works with the premium Belgian chocolate brand Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and chocolate suppliers to the best hotels and pastry shops in the world.
Chocolate lovers can visit Islamabad Marriott Hotel and Pearl Continental Hotel this week to see Chef Pauquet in action as he prepares pralines, truffles, caramels, and ganache, purchase boxes of the high-quality hand-crafted chocolates to share with friends and family.-PR