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Chocolatier and owner of Cadeaux Chocolates, Janet Shimada, started her company in 2007 after several years of study. She, alone, handcrafts each confection. Her goal is to produce chocolates which are rich and flavorful with appealing textures. She works with fresh, all-natural ingredients, local products as available, and fine chocolate from France and Belgium. She is inspired by the European traditions of confection making and the simplicity and beauty of Japanese art which influences her designs. Working in chocolate is a passion she enjoys sharing with others. She named her company "Cadeaux" (meaning "gifts" in French) for all the many gifts in life chocolate can bring.
Janet received training at the Culinary Institute in America (Hyde Park, NY), the Notter School of Pastry Arts (Orlando, FL), the Callebaut Academy (St. Hyacinthe, Quebec) and L'Ecole du Grand Chocolat (Tain L'Hermitage, France). She completed the Maitre Chocolatier Program in France from Ecole Chocolat. She lives and works in Seattle, Washington.
Comments about Cadeaux Chocolates:
"Loved the clean look and the smooth ganaches very much!" David Lebovitz
"These chocolates are very delicious and couldn't look better and be more appetizing." Ewald Notter
"I have never seen or eaten more gorgeous, refined or seductively subtle chocolates as those made by local chocolatier Janet Shimada for her line, Cadeaux Chocolates." Alison Browrnigg, NWsource
Other notations:
Featured in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine's Top Sweets! issue. Winner of Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, and Chocolatier's Choice catagories. March, 2009.
Featured in Seattle Magazine's Best Desserts issue, "Most Valuable Truffle." November, 2008.
Awarded "Best Truffle," Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon, 2008.
Cadeaux Chocolates are available at:
Ballard Market
Caffé Fioré
Greenwood Market
Phinney Market
Portalis Wine Shop + Wine Bar
Metropolitan Market Queen Anne
Metropolitan Market Uptown
Metropolitan Market Admiral
Metropolitan Market Sandpoint
Metropolitan Market Proctor
Metropolitan Market Kirkland (June 2010)
Midnight Blossom
PCC Fremont
PCC View Ridge
PCC West Seattle
Savour
Sunset Hill Green Market
Sixth Avenue Wine Seller
West Seattle Thriftway
Whole Foods Market Roosevelt Square
Whole Foods Market Bellevue
Whole Foods Market Westlake
Whole Foods Market Interbay
Whole Foods Market Pearl
Whole Foods Market Laurelhurst
For more information, please contact: info@cadeauxchocolates.com.
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