Yu Chocolatier
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chocolate / Pâtisserie |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
Key people | Yu-Hsuan Cheng (Chinese: 鄭畬軒 Founder and head chef[1] |
| Products | Chocolate, bonbons, cakes, seasonal specialties |
| Website | yuchocolatier |
Yu Chocolatier (Chinese: 畬室; pinyin: Yú Shì), also styled Yu Chocolatier • 畬室, is a Taiwanese chocolatier and pâtisserie based in Taipei. Founded by Yu-Hsuan Cheng (鄭畬軒), the business produces chocolate and pastry items using techniques influenced by French confectionery. The company has also incorporated Taiwanese ingredients in some of its products.
Cheng began learning chocolate-making around 2007 at the age of 19. He was initially primarily self-taught, until he travelled to Paris to study at the École Grégoire-Ferrandi, and later intern at the three-Michelin-star restaurant Pavillon Ledoyen and the chocolate and pastry shop Jacques Genin.[2] After returning to Taiwan, he opened Yu Chocolatier in Taipei in 2015.[3] In interviews, Cheng described his approach to chocolate as driven by passion and a desire to express creativity. He has also described the essential quality of a chocolatier as persistence rather than talent.[4]
Yu Chocolatier produces chocolate using French techniques and at times with Taiwanese ingredients.[5] Examples of items the company has sold include frozen chocolate mooncakes for Moon Festival and limited time brand collaborations such as a Lunar New Year gift box made with Lexus.[6] The chocolatier is among the few in Taiwan that have gained attention outside the country.[7]
Yu Chocolatier first entered the International Chocolate Awards (ICA) in 2016, winning one silver and one bronze in the Americas and Asia-Pacific divisions. Later that year, Yu Chocolatier became the first Taiwanese chocolate brand invited to the Salon du Chocolat in Paris.[8] In 2022, the company was selected by The World's 50 Best Restaurants "50 Next" Award in the category "Gamechanging Producers",[9] and in 2025 Yu Chocolatier received the highest vote count in the inaugural 500甜 awards.[10] In 2022, Cheng attended the Amour du Chocolat and the Salon du Chocolat Japan, where the magazine 500 Times described their chocolate-filled confections made with Taiwanese wild ginger as receiving "high praise".[11]
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References
- ^ "Yu Hsuan Cheng Founder & Head Chef, Yu Chocolatier". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Huang, Julien (2025-09-09). "From Taipei to Paris: Yu Chocolatier's Decade of Flavor and Craftsmanship". Commonwealth Magazine. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ 謝依芷 (2023-06-15). "嚐一口巧克力的純粹本質！睽違 4 年，YU CHOCOLATIER 畬室以「踏雪歸林」獻上醇厚迷人的可可風味". The Storm Media (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ 胡士恩 (2017-10-31). "無可自拔地對巧克力傾注熱情：「Yu Chocolatier 畬室」創辦人──鄭畬軒". shoppingdesign.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ 郭慧 (2018-10-25). "台灣味巧克力遠征巴黎巧克力大展！「畬室」巧克力攜手植物藝術家廖浩哲前進花都打造台式美學". wowlavie.com (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ 陳威任 (2023-12-18). "Taste by Lexus話題新春聯名 Lexus攜手Yu Chocolatier畬室推限量禮盒". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Huang, Julien (2024-05-13). "Award-winning chocolatier embraces Taiwan with inauguration dessert". Formosa Television. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Local chocolatier honored". Taipei Times. June 28, 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ 胡家綺 (2022-06-27). "鄭畬軒以巧克力風味呈獻台灣 獲未來50餐飲人獎". Central News Agency (Taiwan). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ 江佩君 (2025-08-15). "第一屆500甜／最高票16甜「畬室」：用風味創作的過程非常的過癮". United Daily News. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ 陳, 睿中 (24 January 2022). "讓國際嘗到台灣的美好！畬室野薑花巧克力獲日本巧克力盛事肯定". United Daily News. Retrieved 19 November 2025.