{"id":3819,"date":"2021-07-18T13:07:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T13:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/the-candy-factory-in-amboise\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T09:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T09:30:12","slug":"the-candy-factory-in-amboise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/en\/the-candy-factory-in-amboise\/","title":{"rendered":"The Candy Factory in Amboise"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3819\" class=\"elementor elementor-3819 elementor-1196\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5d473e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5d473e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d50520\" data-id=\"8d50520\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f665b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6f665b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7306b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff7306b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Candy Factory in Amboise<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2789b8c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2789b8c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-313cc10e\" data-id=\"313cc10e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ebf42f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ebf42f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5469782 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5469782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Conservatoire-de-la-Confiserie-Amboise-\u2014-Photograph-France.pdf\" t=\"La fabrique de bonbons \u00e0 Amboise\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">read the article<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ef083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"01ef083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f31652f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f31652f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-1024x529.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-1536x793.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc0291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7fc0291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7180955e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7180955e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\n<p>Willy Wonka has arrived in Amboise, except that his name is not Willy Wonka, it is Nicolas Viollet and although he trained as a chocolatier and confectioner, like his father and grandfather, he does not make chocolate, he makes treats, thousands of them. We spent a delightful hour watching Tugdual (a lovely old Breton name) cooking with honey from a local beekeeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c567899 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c567899\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b53ffd\" data-id=\"9b53ffd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-981eff3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"981eff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tugdual-Conservatoire-de-la-Confiserie-1024x727.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tugdual-Conservatoire-de-la-Confiserie-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tugdual-Conservatoire-de-la-Confiserie-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tugdual-Conservatoire-de-la-Confiserie-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tugdual-Conservatoire-de-la-Confiserie-1536x1090.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Tugdual-Conservatoire-de-la-Confiserie.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97df5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d97df5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe34079 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe34079\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69c8739\" data-id=\"69c8739\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8299b4f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8299b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">The inspiration for Roald Dahl&#8217;s <em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/em> came from the gigantic machines at the chocolate factory near Dahl&#8217;s home. Mr. Viollet&#8217;s machines are not gigantic, but some are impressive in size. These rare examples of superb engineering are now works of art in their own right. What a joy to see them at work again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In the story, Charlie lives on the outskirts of the city, just like Mr. Viollet&#8217;s confectionery which is a two-minute walk from Amboise station. Just like Mr. Wonka, he looks forward to welcoming children and their parents to his \u201c<em>confectionery wonderland.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Nicolas Viollet is the third generation of father-son confectioners from Tours established in the aftermath of the Second World War, when France had almost forgotten the taste for sweets. At twenty-one, he took over an empty confectionery in Bourges. As it was here that Charles VII established his court, the business was named in honor of the king.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6ee72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ea6ee72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a81eb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4a81eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-confiserie-charles-VII-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-confiserie-charles-VII-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-confiserie-charles-VII-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-confiserie-charles-VII-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-confiserie-charles-VII-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographfrance-confiserie-charles-VII.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10967b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"10967b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1941cdd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1941cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\"><span>Mr. Viollet has put his heart, his soul and his savings into his<\/span> <em><span>Conservatory of Confectionery<\/span><\/em>, <span>the tangible realization of a dream of preserving French heritage and exhibiting the ancient tools of his trade that he has collected since his childhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span>As the profession is no longer taught in France, he plans to open a school and hire apprentices to revive the ancestral art of confectionery and revive forgotten recipes.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6607d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6607d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d6d06 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61d6d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographefrance-boutique-confiserie-1024x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3152\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographefrance-boutique-confiserie-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographefrance-boutique-confiserie-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographefrance-boutique-confiserie-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographefrance-boutique-confiserie-1536x932.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.confiserie-amboise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photographefrance-boutique-confiserie.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d1c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"93d1c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12081ce elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12081ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\"><span>The sweets we remember from our childhood are for sale in the shop, but unlike other sweets, they are made on site. If your visit coincides with a manufacturing day, you can watch all the steps and taste the goods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span>As soon as word gets out, harried teachers, desperate for new ideas on how to educate their students in an entertaining way, will be lining up around the block.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span>All our congratulations to Mr. Viollet.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4fc46c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4fc46c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08fe59f\" data-id=\"08fe59f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d732da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d732da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pamela Boucliers &amp; Marc Playle<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Candy Factory in Amboise read the article Willy Wonka has arrived in Amboise, except that his name is not Willy Wonka, it is Nicolas Viollet and although he trained as a chocolatier and confectioner, like his father and grandfather, he does not make chocolate, he makes treats, thousands of them. 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