Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki‧青木定治

The first time I learnt of Chef Aoki was about a year ago,
when his first shop began in Taiwan. I bought a set of his
macarons, beautifully colored, and unique in every flavor.
It didn't take much time persuading myself into visiting
his newly-opened store in Taipei.

Sadaharu Aoki is a well-known pastry chef both in France,

From where? To where? For what?

Truffle chocolate half-covered with pure cocoa powder

There's no dramatic start, it's simply me. I'm Cheng Yu Hsuan,

a 22 year-old Taiwanese who loves chocolate in a sick way.
My craving for the dark brown, heart-melting delicacy began
as most ordinary children did. As a kid, I loved the taste of
chocolate (though my perception of chocolate then was quite
different from now.) Sweet candy, that's what it was. Only till
years later, when I was in college, did chocolate become the
dream of my lifetime.

During the my second college year, when Valentine's Day was
closing in, I decided to make my own chocolate as a Valentine
gift. "It has to be perfect," I thought, so a deep research was
involved, and I met Valrhona, one of the best chocolate brands
one can ever get.