Oliver Kita Wins Best Of The Hudson Valley Chocolatiers With Organic, Fair Trade Chocolate Bars

Oliver Kita, world-renowned Chocolatier, has, for the third straight year, received designation as the Best of the Hudson Valley. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York's Historic Hudson Valley, which is also home to his chocolate studio (located in the quaint village of Rhinebeck), Oliver also received diplomas from L'Ecole Lontre, Paris; L'Ecole du Grand Chocolat Valrhona, Tain L'hermitage; and Academy du Chocolate Barry Callebaut of Montreal. Formerly a pastry chef at the legendary Russian tea room and a scholarship award-winner for the Beringer Vineyard School for American Chefs in the Napa Valley, Oliver now shares his passion for cooking and baking with chocolate aficionados from all over the world with organic chocolate bars, vegan chocolate bars, fair trade chocolates, corporate chocolate gifts, chocolate lectures, and a beautiful chocolate shop for all to enjoy.

What does the Best of the Hudson Valley Chocolatier designation mean for him?

"I believe that life is about discovering your joy and then sharing it with those around you. Providing people with the simple pleasure of delicious, high-end organic confections which represent fair trading practices allows me to blend my passion for chocolate with my commitment to social responsibility", says Oliver Kita. "It is a great honor to have been selected as one of the Best of the Hudson Valley, particularly because I am doing what I love and I am simply trying to bring happiness to others through my work".

Jade Brooks, Donor Relations Manager of Planned Parenthood, Mid-Hudson Valley (ppmhv.org), shared her own thoughts about Oliver's recent designation. She felt it was inevitable that he should be selected for this award, and shared, "there is only one word to describe Oliver Kita - extraordinary. As a longtime friend of Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley, Oliver has enchanted our guests with his creativity and culinary inspiration time and time again. But so much more than that, Oliver is passionate about community and his generosity is unwavering. A dear friend, culinary artist and humanitarian - Oliver Kita is truly something special".

Oliver Kita's work has been recognized in publications such as Bon Appetit, Denver Post, Chronogram, New York Times, Yoga Journal, among others, and he has been highlighted on NBC's Today Show for four straight years. For more information on his commitment to bringing fair trade and organic chocolates to the masses, or to see a selection of corporate chocolate gifts, vegan chocolates, organice chocolates, and the like, please visit oliverkita.com.