Planning: eGullet Chocolate and Confectionery Workshop 2026

[Kerry Beal]

Sorry to take so long getting this up here - no excuse!

 

We plan to have the workshop this year in Montreal at the Callebaut Chocolate Academy - it will be May 15, 16 and 17.

 

We are still working on finding a hotel within walking distance. 

 

Will post details as we sort them. 

 

I'll start a list of attendees in next post.

Edited January 7 by Kerry Beal (log)

[Kerry Beal]

Attendees

 

Chocolot

Kerry Beal

alleguede 

 

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Corrected "attendees" at poster's request (log)

[curls]

I'm planning to be there. Looking forward to it!!!

[Kerry Beal]

Attendees

 

Chocolot

Kerry Beal

alleguede 

curls

 

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Corrected "attendees" at poster's request (log)

[RanaMN]

I will be there, and I can't wait! 

[Chocolot]

So excited to be going back to Montreal!

[Kerry Beal]

Attendees

 

Chocolot

Kerry Beal

alleguede 

curls

RanaMN

Melani

 

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[RobertM]

Count me in!!

[Kerry Beal]

Attendees

 

Chocolot

Kerry Beal

alleguede 

curls

RanaMN

Melani

RobertM

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Corrected misspelled word at poster's request (log)

[Rajala]

Do you accept international visitors?!

[Kerry Beal]

Of course we do!

[Rajala]

Would be fun! When is the deadline for confirming attendance?

[Kerry Beal]

Likely when we get a sufficient number signed up that we start to think about limiting - looks like that was around mid April last year. 

[curls]

If anyone would like to browse our previous eGullet Chocolate Workshop posts, here is a link to our list of past workshops with tons of information!

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/161995-chocolate-confections-workshopsclasses-index

[Diana D]

On 1/6/2026 at 8:57 PM, Kerry Beal said:

Attendees

 

Chocolot

Kerry Beal

alleguede 

curls

RanaMN

Melani

RobertM

I'm in and looking forward to it.

[Kerry Beal]

Attendees

 

Chocolot

Kerry Beal

alleguede 

curls

RanaMN

Melani

RobertM

DianaD

[Kerry Beal]

Attendees

 

Chocolot

Kerry Beal

alleguede 

curls

RanaMN

Melani

RobertM

DianaD

Lisa M

[Gerry B]

Hi! I'm new to egullet, and I'm looking to get more info on the Chocolate and Confectionary Workshop coming up this spring. Will you be posting details?

[Kerry Beal]

@Gerry B - have a look through the threads  that @curls posted above. Details will be added to this thread as they are determined.

 

 

[citowolf]

I would like to add my name to the 2026 workshop. Thank you! Celia D.

[Kerry Beal]

Attendees

 

Chocolot

Kerry Beal

alleguede 

curls

RanaMN

Melani

RobertM

DianaD

Lisa M

citowolf - Celia D

[Rajala]

On 1/9/2026 at 4:20 AM, Kerry Beal said:

Likely when we get a sufficient number signed up that we start to think about limiting - looks like that was around mid April last year. 

 

Got it! How likely is it that the dates would change or similar? Just thinking about potential personal financial loss here. That sounded way more serious than it is, but you get what I mean, flight tickets etc. 😅

 

Just remembered that I've met a person who works at Barry Callebaut in Canada. Maybe she works there? Would be fun to say "hello," totally random hah.

 

Edit: nope, she works in Toronto  

Edited Monday at 09:51 AM by Rajala (log)

[Kerry Beal]

5 hours ago, Rajala said:

 

Got it! How likely is it that the dates would change or similar? Just thinking about potential personal financial loss here. That sounded way more serious than it is, but you get what I mean, flight tickets etc. 😅

 

Just remembered that I've met a person who works at Barry Callebaut in Canada. Maybe she works there? Would be fun to say "hello," totally random hah.

 

Edit: nope, she works in Toronto  

Dates won’t change - we had to cancel one due to Covid. 
 

How high up in the organization is this person in Toronto? I'm guessing it was Lotte who was recently there.
 

 

Edited Monday at 02:53 PM by Kerry Beal (log)

[lambrecht gourmet]

Kerry,

Put Lambrecht down. Nancy's 70th is the 16th and she said "we are going to Montreal ". Just to clarify location. I took courses at Callebaut many years ago (where I met Ruth) and it was at Callebaut about 45 minutes away. Do they have a facility in Montreal proper now?

[Kerry Beal]

11 minutes ago, lambrecht gourmet said:

Kerry,

Put Lambrecht down. Nancy's 70th is the 16th and she said "we are going to Montreal ". Just to clarify location. I took courses at Callebaut many years ago (where I met Ruth) and it was at Callebaut about 45 minutes away. Do they have a facility in Montreal proper now?

It is indeed no longer out of town. I myself haven't been to the new one - just the old one you mention.