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An egg of an idea
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Chocolate support for Plunket
Story and photo by Glenise Dreaver The staff at the Makana Chocolate Factory keep Plunket Marlborough busy, they say. “We’ve had a baby here virtually every year for about eight years,” says Mel Chen, kitchen manager and a trained pastry chef. “It must be something in the chocolate.” So over the July school holidays, they have made a special effort to support Plunket Marlborough. Assisted by advice from Scott Manson, Makana’s general manager, also a trained pastry chef with experience in chocolate centrepieces, Mel and other kitchen staff set to work on a giant Humpty Dumpty. The project took some 20-25 hours, she said. Continued page 2
Mel Chen with Humpty … the Sun journalist shut her eyes as the giant egg was shifted from the window for the photograph, but all was well.