Pierre Marcolini

Pierre Marcolini was born in Charleroi, Belgium, on 12 July 1964. His maternal grandparents hail from Verona, Italy.

He studied at the {{Ill|Centre d'enseignement et de recherches des industries alimentaires et chimiques|fr}} (CERIA) and the Infobo of Uccle.

Having qualified as a chef-pâtissier, he was employed variously in Belgium and France, including employment at such prestigious institutions as Wittamer and Auguste Fauchon.

In 1995, he won the "World Champion Pastry Chef" in Lyon and opened his first shop.Fruit, Clémence (2014) "Pierre Marcolini, Ambassadeur de la Haute Chocolaterie", Pâtisserie & Compagni Novembre - Décembre 2014 (in French).

Visiting the chocolaterie of Maurice Bernachon, he was inspired by the artisanal methods of the Lyonese, henceforth considering him one of his mentors, along with the pâtissier Gaston Lenôtre.

In 2007, Nestlé acquired a 6% stake in the business. Marcolini then creates a chocolate flavour for Nestle subsidiary Nespresso, whereupon Nestle increased its share to 29%. The partnership ended in December 2011 as Marcolini and other shareholders bought out Nestlé's share. The following year, Marcolini raised additional capital from investment group NEO Capital.

As of 2012, the corporation had 350 employees and as of 2015 holds 30 shops, most notably in London, Tokyo, Paris and Brussels. In 2012, it generates 32 million Euros in revenue.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

The corporation has a manufacturing facility in Sablon, one of the most upmarket parts of Brussels.{{cite web|language=fr-FR|title=Jean-Philippe Darcis : " il faut privilégier la qualité et rester courageux "|url=http://www.lesuricate.org/jean-philippe-darcis-faut-privilegier-qualite-rester-courageux/|publisher=Le Suricate Magazine|access-date=22 March 2016}}{{cite web|author=lesoir.be|title=Les gravures de Paul Delvaux chez MC2|url=http://www.lesoir.be/674320/article/culture/marche-l-art/2014-10-08/gravures-paul-delvaux-chez-mc2|publisher=lesoir.be|access-date=22 March 2016}} Marcolini controls his production "from bean to bar". He artesanally produces his own couverture chocolate, and selects his suppliers from among plantations in Brazil, Equatorial Guinea and Mexico. In 2012, the company produced 150 tons of chocolate.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

Marcolini has collaborated with other creatives such as the stylist Olympia Le-Tan and fashion label Kitsuné.

As of July 2013, he is a member of the jury of culinary reality TV show {{Ill|Qui sera le prochain grand pâtissier?|fr|Qui sera le prochain grand pâtissier ?}} (Who will be the next great pastrymaker?), broadcast by France 2.

• Éclats, Les Chocolats de L'iris, 2007
• Dix petits doigts pleins de chocolat, Racine, 2010
• Chocolat Café, Éditions Laymon, 2011
• Chocolat Plaisir, Éditions Solar, 2014
• Cacao, de la Fève à la Tablette, Éditions de la Martinière, 2015
• Best Of Pierre Marcolini, Alain Ducasse Éditions, 2015
• Cacao : del haba a la tableta, Librooks, 2016
• Chocolat: From the Cocoa Bean to the Chocolate Bar, Rizzoli International Publications, 2017
• Chocolat - Carnets de Voyages : Un tour du monde en 70 recettes, Éditions de la Martinière, 2017

Marcolini received the first national prize of artistic merit in 1988. In 1991, he was named "premier pâtissier glacier de Belgique" (best Belgian cake-and-icecream maker). In addition to the Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie in 1995, Marcolini won the coupe européenne de pâtisserie in 2000. The tourist office of Brussels has named him "Ambassadeur du Tourisme" (tourism ambassador). In January 2015, Marcolini received the honorary title of "Officier de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole" (officer of the order of agricultural merit).

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{{cite web|url=http://www.liberation.fr/vous/01012398048-pierre-marcolini-le-chocolatier-haute-couture|title=Pierre Marcolini, le chocolatier haute couture|author=Willy Le Devin|date=24 March 2012|work=Libération}}

{{cite book|language=fr|author1=Brigitte Fernandez|title=Le Petit Futé: Guide du chocolat|publisher=Petit Futé|year=2009|page=62|isbn=9782746923003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o03vQMGjLeYC&pg=PA62}}

{{cite web|language=en|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/foodanddrink/belgian-chocolatier-pierre-marcolini-to-open-flagship-store-in-london-10128688.html|title=Belgian chocolatier Pierre Marcolini to open flagship store in London|author=Melisha Kaur|date=24 March 2015|work=Evening Standard}}

{{cite web|url=http://archives.lesechos.fr/archives/2004/SerieLimitee/00033-009-SLI.htm|title=Pierre Marcolini et ses chocolats " haute couture "|author=Marie-Annick Gouguenheim|date=10 December 2004|work=Les Échos}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.lesoir.be/574339/article/styles/victoire/2014-06-17/pierre-marcolini-je-voulais-des-chocolats-differents|title=Pierre Marcolini : "Je voulais des chocolats différents"|author=René Sépul|date=17 June 2014|newspaper=Le Soir}}

{{cite web|language=en|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/drinking_and_dining/54641/pierre-marcolini-unveils-his-christmas-chocolate-collection.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212055827/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/drinking_and_dining/54641/pierre-marcolini-unveils-his-christmas-chocolate-collection.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2014|title=Pierre Marcolini unveils his Christmas chocolate collection|author=Georgia Dehn|date=11 December 2014|work=The Daily Telegraph}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.latribune.fr/journal/edition-du-1708/der/1024806/pierre-marcolinichocolatier-haute-coutureoubliez-les-ch.html|title=Pierre Marcolini : Chocolatier " Haute Couture "|author=|date=17 August 2010|newspaper=La Tribune}}

{{cite web|url=http://trends.levif.be/economie/actualite/entreprises/les-chocolats-marcolini-a-nouveau-100--belges/article-4000029046256.htm|title=Les chocolats Marcolini à nouveau 100 % belges|author=Sandrine Vandendooren|date=12 January 2012|work=Le Vif}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.lalibre.be/economie/actualite/marcolini-etiquete-100-belge-51b8e341e4b0de6db9c4fa5f|title=Marcolini étiqueté "100 % belge"|author=F.C.|date=12 January 2012|work=La Libre Belgique}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.lalibre.be/economie/actualite/15-millions-d-euros-pour-marcolini-51f1265a3570ebbf8dfec3fd|title=15 millions d'euros pour Marcolini|author=Patrick Van Campenhout|date=25 July 2013|work=La Libre Belgique}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.lesechos.fr/29/03/2013/LesEchos/21407-427-ECH_de-la-feve-a-la-tablette.htm|title=De la fève à la tablette|author=Marie-Annick Gouguenheim|date=29 March 2013|work=Les Échos}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/styles/saveurs/pierre-marcolini-et-la-feve-baracoa-de-cuba_857677.html|title=Pierre Marcolini et la fève baracoa de Cuba|date=24 March 2010|work=L'Express}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/2013/03/29/03004-20130329ARTFIG00668-chocolat-retour-a-l-authentique.php|title=Chocolat, retour à l'authentique|author=Hadrien Gonzales|date=29 March 2013|work=Le Figaro|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-date=5 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605121817/http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/2013/03/29/03004-20130329ARTFIG00668-chocolat-retour-a-l-authentique.php|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.fr/mode/news-mode/diaporama/les-crins-japonisants-de-pierre-marcolini-x-maison-kitsun/19772|title=Les chocolats de Pierre Marcolini x Maison Kitsuné|author=Laura Bonnet|date=24 March 2015|work=Vogue Paris}}

{{cite web|url=http://archives.lesoir.be/la-passion-des-chocolats-pierre-marcolini-ou-l-art-de-d_t-19970524-Z0DRA2.html|title=Pierre Marcolini ou l'art de devenir chocolatomane|date=24 May 1997|work=Le Soir}}

{{cite book|language=fr|author1=Jacques Mercier|title=Belges en France|publisher=Lannoo|year=2006|page=82|isbn=9782873864781|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pj8A6TTd2cwC&pg=PA82}}

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