Chocolate Academy™ Benelux Welcomes New Chocolate Ambassador

Chocolate Academy™ Benelux Welcomes New Chocolate Ambassador

Chef Gill Walschap preps dessert for the Benelux Chocolate Ambassadors event
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Chocolate Academy™ Benelux welcomed the newest Cacao Barry Ambassador, Chef GIll Walschap, to the Chocolate Ambassadors Club in late June.

Chef Gill began her pastry and chocolate journey in 2015 at Ter Groene Poorte Hotel School in Brugge, earning a baker-patissier-chocolatier diploma. With her credentials in hand, she began exploring the hospitality industry, working at Michelin-starred restaurants Zilte and Hert Gebaar, both in Antwerp and similarly-accoladed Nuance in Belgium.

Cacao Barry Chocolate Cherry tart created by Gill Walschap

One of Zoet by Gill’s bestsellers: a chocolate tart made with cherries and Cacao Barry St Domingue couverture.

During the health crisis in 2020, Chef Gill shifted her focus to a new business, Zoet by Gill, offering pastries to order, catering, and B2B consulting. She continued to work at Nuance while limiting Zoet to part-time. The business grew tremendously, and in 2021, she decided to devote her efforts entirely to the venture.

Chef Gill joins the Chocolate Ambassadors Club and will work closely with the Chefs at our Chocolate Academy™ Center in Belgium to explore new products and innovations and discover solutions to help her fellow chefs succeed in their careers and businesses.

The Chocolate Ambassadors Club logo

About the Chocolate Ambassadors Club

The Chocolate Ambassadors Club is made up of 200 members representing over 30 countries, and it continues to grow. 

Ambassadors are world-renowned chefs selected for their expertise, passion, and commitment to their craft. Chefs like Melissa Coppel and Kirsten Tibballs, to name just two, are not only well-known, high-profile chefs; their commitment to helping their peers and educating future chefs sets the tone for all Ambassadors. A Chocolate Ambassador's mission is to inspire chefs through creativity, technical prowess, and commitment to sustainable craftsmanship. They join Chocolate Academy™ Chefs in guiding others via workshops, classes, videos, and recipes. 

The members of the Chocolate Ambassadors Club thrive to bring joy through artisanal chocolate delights all over the world, today and tomorrow.