Ruth Kennison is a chocolate educator. Some people pick history or science. Kennison has made the choice to educate the world about chocolate: how it is made, where it comes from and who picks the beans.
“My mission is to connect people to the flavor and the story of chocolate,” states her website, The Chocolate Project.
In her late 30s, Kennison, who was pregnant, started baking — a lot. She loved sugar and sweets and followed her nose to the French Pastry School and the Callebaut Chocolate Academy in Chicago, where she received her certification as a pastry chef. She joined her friend, Clemence de Lutz, and began teaching baking classes at Surfas in Culver City, when Lutz shared with Kennison that she planned to open a cooking school. Lutz suggested that her friend become an expert in one thing. . . .
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Jessica Koslow 