40 Years of Guanaja 70%

For four decades, Valrhona Guanaja 70% has inspired chefs to see dark chocolate in a different way — not simply as an ingredient, but as a medium for creativity.

To celebrate this iconic chocolate, Sweet Connection, in collaboration with Valrhona, hosted “Exceptional Blend” at Abar Rooftop, Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park.

The evening brought together Bangkok’s top pastry chefs, café and bakery owners, young pastry professionals and media, with a special four-hands, six-course dinner by Executive Chef Itthi Nitayaporn of Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, and Chef Guillaume Lopvet of L’École Valrhona.

From its carefully blended cocoa origins to its distinctive balance of bitterness, acidity and roasted notes, Guanaja 70% continues to shape how chefs create with chocolate.

Here’s to 40 years of an iconic blend, and many more years of creativity.