Exhibition of chocolate: edible art conquers cities

The exhibition of chocolate is the place where the favorite delicacy acquires the most bizarre forms under the strict guidance of experienced masters. Here you can find familiar everyday objects, paintings, copies of famous architectural masterpieces and even clothes - all of it from chocolate. And what is especially pleasing for sweet tooth, at any such event is tasting the product and often give out delicious gifts. Recently, the media often mentions the exhibition of chocolate Nikolya, whose author is Crimean sweet master, Nikolai Popov. His creations have visited several cities of the CIS countries.

Meet: Chocolatier

Nikolai Popov grew up in the Crimea, in the family of hereditary cooks. He carefully considered the choice of profession, but in the end remained faithful to the traditions of the family. After completing the relevant training quickly became a famous chef. Gradually, among other options, he began to give preference to the art of making cakes, and then decided to devote himself entirely to chocolate.

Before Nicholas opened the doors of the Polish and French academies, where he was dedicated to the subtleties of working with your favorite delicacy around the world. The result of the training and work of the creative idea of chocolate was the opening in 2006 of an art-confectionery in Simferopol. And three years later Nicholas opened his first museum of chocolate. The exhibition became so successful that in 2014 the master decided to go with her on a tour of the cities of the CIS and began to embody what was conceived from Belarus.

Sweets in Grodno

With a very strong desire and a certain share of the imagination, one can trace the path that the exhibition of chocolate did, by the smell that accompanied this wonderful delicacy everywhere. The lucky ones who got acquainted with the exposition say that it is easy to feel the fragrance on the threshold of the museum that took Nikolay Popov and his creations.

The exhibition of chocolate in Grodno was held on the territory of the New Castle. Edible knives, frying pans, wrenches and screwdrivers, chocolate dogs, squirrels and hares were placed in two halls of the museum, filling the area with an unforgettable aroma. The most impressive exhibit is the Eiffel Tower. According to the master, nearly half a ton of local, Belarusian production was spent on making the exposition.

The exhibition of chocolate in Grodno was opened with traditional breaking of tiles, fragments of which were received by visitors. The event also began in Vitebsk and Brest, where the exhibition had already visited by that time.

Difficulties in the way and on the spot

All exhibits are made from local chocolate, and then transported in special vans at the optimum temperature. Chocolate is a fragile material, and some of the creations in the way are damaged. Their master restores on the spot for several days before opening.

However, exhibits suffer not only in the process of transportation. To the injuries lead curious and incredulous sweet tooth-visitors. Some just want to touch a picture of chocolate. Others do not believe that all this splendor is made from a favorite treat, and, by touching, is checked. Still others dream to try. One of the exhibits, which was demonstrated by the exhibition of chocolate in Minsk - an edible frying pan with a broken edge. Nikolai Popov said that he did not specifically "repair" it after the previous exhibition.

In the vastness of our country

All 2015 the exhibition will be on the territory of Russia. She has already visited Belgorod, Kaliningrad, Rostov-on-Don and several other cities. Everywhere to look at the sweet exhibits came a lot of people. And every time, among the edible masterpieces, something new appeared. The exhibition of chocolate in Belgorod, for example, excelled in sweet copies of a beer set, a village table with sausage, bread and bacon, an entire collection of marzipan designer bags. And, of course, no city was deprived of the opportunity to see the Eiffel Tower, a culinary masterpiece weighing 45 kg.

The exhibition of chocolate in Belgorod and other cities was accompanied by the sale of souvenirs and tasting of sweets prepared by the master himself.

The Fashion Legislator

Of course, such an event - the invention is not Crimean. One of the most famous chocolate salons is held in Paris, a city that is rightly considered to be a trendsetter, and not just a textile one. The exhibition of chocolate in Paris is a grandiose show with the participation of celebrities dressed in clothes from this delicacy. There are master classes from the best chocolate, tasting, masterpieces of culinary art are exhibited. Recently, the Paris chocolate exhibition in Moscow has visited.

March sweet tooth holiday

At the beginning of the first month of spring, the streets of the capital were filled with the aroma of cocoa. The chocolate exhibition, brought from Paris, was held at the Expocenter. Preceded the show parade: Russian celebrities showed the public edible dresses and costumes, "sewn" in Paris.

The exhibition of chocolate in Moscow was dedicated to Russian confectionery. Visitors could admire the exhibits, which had never before been exhibited, listen to lectures on the history of Russian chocolate and try sweets prepared according to pre-revolutionary recipes.

Sweet-toilers, living or visiting in the capital, can visit the exhibition "Chocolate & Cacao" in the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia. Here, however, it will be interesting not only to fans of delicacies: in the museum you can learn about the history of chocolate, the length of 4 thousand years, about the world traditions of its production, to see a lot of rare and valuable exhibits.

Events like the exhibition of chocolate are a storehouse of positive emotions. They also contribute to a kind of enlightenment: often after visiting the museum sweet tooth begin to understand chocolate better, selectively select products, learn to distinguish the best dainties from mediocre ones.