Fall News from The Hideout

Belgian Chocolate Maker – OCTOBER 5-11, 2008:

During this week, Geert De Coster, a popular chocolate maker and owner of Centho-Chocolates in Belgium will be visiting guests at The Hideout. Geert will demonstrate the art of chocolate making and guests will be given plenty of opportunity to taste Geert’s treats! If you are a chocolate lover – you cannot miss out on this week!

More Information about Geert De Coster:

One of Belgians Top 10 Artisan Chocolate Makers in Shell, Wyoming

From October 5th through October 11th, Geert De Coster, one of Belgian's Top 10 Artisan Chocolate makers will make The Trapper Creek Lodge & Supper Club and The Hideout in Shell, Wyoming his home. In a continuous effort to bring the best of culinary pampering to the Basin, the owners and chefs at the elegant and historic Trapper Creek Lodge and The Hideout have invited and will work with this master chocolate maker to bring the best and the latest of chocolate to you. Chefs Robb Howe and Chris Dalin will organize together with Geert De Coster, chocolate inspired events from Monday October 6th through Saturday October 11th.

Who is Geert De Coster ?

Geert De Coster, living near Brussels Belgium studied for 6 Years at the Elishout School in Brussels and graduated as Master of Chocolate. Later on he studied courses at Bellouet in France and the world famous Chocolate Academy of Callebaut in Wieze Belgium, to gain further specialization and expertise in the art of chocolate making.

De Coster, who’s family have been bakers, pastry and chocolate makers for generations, started his professional career as a chef in a Belgian pastry shop. In Belgium this is considered the perfect spot to follow the latest trends in chocolate and gain professional experience in the field of pastry and chocolate. Geert is the preferred chocolate supplier for the Flemish Parliament and his chocolates are the ones that are being presented during official visits to other countries and visitors from around the world.  Centho-Chocolates is the preferred chocolate partner of Casemir, who supplies most of the high end hotels in London.

Geert De Coster is the owner of Centho-Chocolates in Tervuren and is considered amongst the artisan chocolatiers, as a well-established trendsetter in the Belgian Chocolate industry.

Best Belgium Chocolatiers of the World (BBCW)

He was recently appointed by the Belgian Government as a member of BBCW – Best Belgium Chocolatiers of the World. Members of this group can be considered as the Belgian Chocolate Ambassadors.

A pioneer of Origin Chocolate

From it's beginning, Centho-Chocolates was always a pioneer of “origin chocolate”. Instead of buying the cocoa from the small group of worldwide suppliers, which is a mix of chocolates from around the world blended together, original chocolate, is chocolate made of cocoa beans from one country or one region. Not blended with other cocoa, but of one origin only. This is important because every origin has a particular flavor and specific characteristics. All fillings are being developed to suit the particular origin chocolate to make the unique flavor present itself.

Discovering the different compositions of “origin” chocolate is like discovering different parts of the world. The dark, sweet gold taste of chocolate however remains always dominant and guides you from country to country on his journey.

You can visit Centho-Chocolates website at www.centho-chocolates.com (click on the English flag for English)