BOLZANI: QUANDO L’ARTE DEL CIOCCOLATO DIVENTA UNA STORIA DI FAMIGLIA
Era il 1963 quando a due passi da Ponte degli Angeli, sulla via che porta al Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza, in contrà XX Settembre, Carlo Bolzani e sua moglie Luisa Busato decisero di aprire la loro prima pasticceria offrendo






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It was 1963 when, a stone’s throw from Ponte degli Angeli, on the road leading to the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, in Contrà XX Settembre, Carlo Bolzani and his wife Luisa Busato decided to open their first patisserie by offering the Vicenza and tourists sweet delights for cheer up breakfasts and moments of pause. Since then, the Bolzani Patisseries, also based in Piazzale Giusti and in Via IV Novembre, have become a reference point for those who wish to taste small masterpieces of artisan pastry. From cakes for birthdays and anniversaries to traditional desserts to personalized Easter eggs and chocolate pralines, the Bolzani Patisseries, now led by Cinzia and Piera, the daughters of Maestro Carlo, have been able, with their sons, to pass on family traditions and satisfy requests of customers.
Passion, attention to raw materials and great commitment, in fact, are the key words of the chocolate workshop where Chiara Paolucci, nephew of the Maestro Carlo Bolzani, together with her colleague Silvia creates dark chocolate, milk, white or flavored pralines for satisfying customers’ greedy requests.
«My passion for the art of chocolate making was born since I was little. I spent hours in the laboratory observing the skill with which my grandfather filled the chocolates or created and “assembled” his buildings – says Chiara Paolucci – Growing up, I decided to specialize by participating in the chocolate course of the Pastry Concept school, in Conegliano, with the Maestro Leonardo Di Carlo and I also did an internship at “L’Art de la Xocolata” in El Vendrell, Tarragona, Spain». Every day in the laboratory Chiara carefully selects the raw material with which she will create delicious chocolates. «We always buy the best raw materials, even with a higher cost- explaining- how to produce chocolate by hand, in fact, allows us to have some precautions: not only the meticulous choice of the raw material, the modification of the recipe and the dosage of the various components they form the product are given by the skill and sensitivity of the chocolate maker craftsman, but this work ethic is much appreciated by customers who are looking for quality». The attention and passion in the work are rewarded by the appreciation of customers who require customized products: «The inspiration for the creation of new products derives mainly from the attention to the taste of the customer who attends the pastry shop and to the “novelties” of the raw materials – concludes Chiara- However, if I had to recommend my favorite product, I would advise the customer to try 70% dark chocolate with Cru, which is the crunchy cocoa bean that we place inside bars and chocolates, which makes chocolate even stronger and decided».