Paul A Young, Esq

Career: chocolatier and patissier; under Marco Pierre White: pastry chef Criterion Brasserie London 1996-97, head pastry chef Titanic Restaurant London 1998-99, head pastry chef Quo Vadis London 1999-2001; product devpt chef Northern foods exclusively for Marks and Spencer Sheffield 2001-02, product mangr/developer Katies Kitchen for Sainsbury's Harrow 2002-03, head pastry chef La Rascasse London 2003-04, head chef Cutting Edge Sch of Food and Wine Robertsbridge E Sussex 2004-05, chef teacher The Cookery Sch London 2004-05, conslt patissier The Serious Food Co 2004-05, conslt chocolatier for ind chocolate cos 2004-, dir, prop and master chocolatier Paul A Young Fine Chocolates 2005-; writer and reviewer 2004-; television appearances incl: Food and Drink (BBC 2), regular guest patissier/chef Great Food Live (UKTV Food) 2003-06, guest chocolate chef Taste (Sky One) 2005, regular chef and chocolate and patisserie expert This Morning (ITV); co-organiser and participant 24 hour celebrity chef cook-a-thon Children In Need 2003 and 2004; Gold Award Acad of Chocolates 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 (latterly for Sea-salted Caramel and Original Hot Chocolate); hon memb Bd Acad of Chocolate 2006

Books and Publications: Theme: Chocolate (2009), Adventures with Chocolate (2009, Best Chocolate Book in the World and Best Chocolate Book in the UK Gourmand World Cook Book Awards 2010, shortlisted Andre Simon Book Awards 2010)