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Fritz Knipschildt is a Danish chef and chocolatier.


Early life and education

Born and raised in
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, Denmark, Knipschildt began at the age of 13, working in a local restaurant as a dishwasher. He quickly advanced and before he had attended culinary school, Knipschildt was put in charge of the bistro kitchen of a new restaurant in the north of
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. After training at the Hotel and Restaurant School of Denmark, Knipschildt worked in the
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area of France twice, and also in southern Spain. A few years later, he was able to move to the United States and worked as a private chef, after which he was sponsored by a French restaurant in
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.


Career

In 1999, he began making chocolates out of his small one-bedroom apartment, selling them to local retailers. Soon afterward he began supplying his chocolates to larger retailers such as Dean & Deluca and
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, forming his company Knipschildt Chocolatier, LLC. In 2005, Knipschildt opened Chocopologie Café, which offers chocolates as part of a menu of classic bistro fare.


External links


Official website


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