Michelin star chef Alain Ducasse is opening a chocolate shop in King’s Cross

Alain Ducasse: Behind the Dorcester
Heikki Verdurme

Alain Ducasse, the renowned French chef, is opening his first chocolate shop in the UK in King’s Cross.

His restaurant at the Dorchester is one of only three in the capital with a trio of Michelin stars.

Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse will open in October in Coal Drops Yard, a new shopping street adjacent to Granary Square and Regent’s Canal.

Treats on offer, such as flavoured ganaches, bars and pralines, will be made in Ducasse’s workshop located off a cobbled courtyard in the centre of Paris.

There Nicolas Berger, the chef’s chocolatier, helps Ducasse to source cocoa beans from across the world and develop recipes.

Ducasse, 61, said: “After Paris and Tokyo, I am delighted to bring Le Chocolat to London.

"Coal Drops Yard was a natural fit, fusing the traditional with the contemporary — the perfect setting for my chocolate, the fruit of a precise craft itself.”

Coal Drops Yard will accommodate 50 independent stores, cafes and bars, including Paul Smith, Lost Property of London and Universal Works.

Branches of Barrafina and Casa Pastor are also set to open.

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