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Article: For chocolatiers, how sweet it is: ; World competition set to begin in Paris
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- October 4, 2009
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LAS VEGAS - Lionel Clement's training regimen for a
scrumdidlyumptious showdown in Paris with 18 other chocolate chefs
would make Willy Wonka 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 111/2 hours at the biennial culinary competition that
starts Oct. 14.
"You have to make sure that you don't screw up," he said. "I'm
proud to do what I'm going to do for this country."
Clement, 30, is the head chocolatier for the Wynn Las Vegas hotel-
casino, where he creates ...