The ‘Chocolat’ Experience – with Joanne Harris

The million-copy bestselling author of Chocolat, Joanne Harris, teams up with World Master Chef David Greenwood-Haigh to lead you through a chocolate-tasting experience. Plus a performance of scenes from Vianne, Joanne’s most recent novel in the Chocolat story and an author Q&A.

Everyone attending this event will receive a limited-edition tin of Xocolati Rub, created especially for the event by David.

Drinks will be available to purchase from the theatre bar.

Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) was born in Barnsley in 1964, of a French mother and an English father. She studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at Cambridge and was a teacher for 15 years, during which time she published three novels, including Chocolat (1999), which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche. Since then, she has written over 20 more novels, plus novellas, short stories, game scripts, the libretti for two short operas, several screenplays, a stage musical (with Howard Goodall) and three cookbooks. Her books are now published in over 50 countries and have won a number of British and international awards. A passionate advocate for authors’ rights, she lives in Huddersfield with her husband and works from a shed in her garden.

David Greenwood-Haigh’s journey through the world of hospitality and chocolate spans more than four decades. A Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality, a Disciple of Escoffier, and a World Master Chef with the Craft Guild of Chefs, David is a multi-award-winning chef, who brings his experience and insight to Yorkshire kitchens and cocoa farms in West Africa. As a Department for Business and Trade (DTI) Export Champion, David advocates for small-scale producers; he also judges for some of the most prestigious food awards in the world and has collaborated with global food giants. His mission is to inspire, to guide, and to open doors for the next generation of chefs, chocolatiers, and cocoa change-makers. https://www.coeurdexocolat.com/

Saturday 16 May

5pm-6.30pm

Cellar, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield HD1 2SP

£10 (£8 conc) free for essential carers accompanying a ticket holder (Early bird tickets £9 (£7 conc) to midnight on Monday 6 April. )

Age guidance: 14+

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