Lone movie lovers have been hit with a snag when buying tickets at a city centre cinema. A row of touchscreens greet cinema goers as they arrive at Vue, in the Printworks, which allow customers to buy tickets.
07.07.2023 - 05:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Those who have booked a stay at one of Manchester's most stylish hotels are in for an unexpected sweet treat. And that said treat is in the form of bandana wearing chocolatier Oliver Dunn who is on hand to give a masterclass in cocoa manipulation at the Melia Hotel by INNSiDE on First Street.
Looking more like a lead singer than a chocolatier, Dunn, who goes by 'Oli the Choc' is several months into his role as the hotel's resident chocolatier.
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For Oli, chocolate "runs in his blood", the 38-year-old from Stockport's stint at the hotel is the prolonging of his family's chocolate legacy. The chocolate expert is following in the footsteps his father Simon Dunn who is the founder of the popular Simon Dunn Chocolatiers which boasts esteemed clients like Sir Alex Ferguson.
Speaking about his history with chocolate Oli said: "I look back to the early days when I first started in the business, I saw my dad creating products from nothing into something that people would enjoy.
"Not only eating but the aesthetic of it, the creativity that's what really stood out. For me the first thing I really remembered making was a small figurine of David Beckham, at the time he was playing for Real Madrid and he had all the blond hair and made the chocolate into very thin strands like hair, there's a technique for that.
"I will never forget selling them to my mates in the pub and I got the bug for business as well as the passion for chocolate making."
Now Oli spends his weeks preaching the gospel of chocolate to guests as well as answering questions and of course treating them to some of his delicious treats. As well as the residency, Oli has designed products for
Lone movie lovers have been hit with a snag when buying tickets at a city centre cinema. A row of touchscreens greet cinema goers as they arrive at Vue, in the Printworks, which allow customers to buy tickets.
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