Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network February 2016 | Page 36

But chocolate college wasn’t enough for Arno – he embarked on a motorcycle trip around South America tracing the history of coffee and chocolate, learning about the origins of some of the finest beans in the world and discovering some interesting moulds along the way. in Switzerland followed at the 5 star Hotel St. Gotthard, making desserts and sugar show German-born Arno has been making sweet treats in London . for Marasus Petit Fours, making chocolates and petit fours for famous establishments including; Harrods, the Ritz, The Dorchester and forPalais, the Royal n Germany, Arno worked in Berlin at thealso Opern then infamily. Munich at the famous Pati d, before bringing his skills and knowledge A year in Switzerland followed to atMelbourne. the 5 star Hotel St. Gotthard, making desserts and sugar show pieces. Back in Germany, Arno worked in Berlin at the Opern Palais, then in Munich at the ackes has been passionate about chocolatebefore all his lifebringing and with ahis keenskills eye forand detail he h famous Patisserie Luitpold, knowedge Melbourne. Backes hasevery been ed himself to creatingtosuperb chocolateArno creations that taste bit passionate as good as they loo about chocolate all his life and with a keen eye for detail he has devoted himself to creating superb chocolate creations that taste every bit as good as they look.