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Article: 19 chocolatiers prep for scrumdidlyumptious show
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- October 3, 2009
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Lionel Clement's training regimen for a scrumdidlyumptious showdown in Paris with 18 other chocolate chefs would make Willy Wonka himself proud.
Clement, a French-born chocolatier representing the United States at the World Chocolate Masters competition, has spent four months tinkering with his flavors, another four months designing and developing his show pieces and four months practicing to get it all done within 11 1/2 hours at the biennial culinary competition that starts Oct. 14.
"You have to make sure that you don't screw up. I'm proud to do what I'm going to do for this country," he said.
Clement, 30, is the head chocolatier for the Wynn Las Vegas ...