Lauren Gockley

Lauren completed her studies as a classically trained chocolatier at l ’Ecole du Grand Chocolat in Tain l ’Hermitage, home of the Valrhona Chocolate Company. After graduating at 24, she worked in a series of Parisian pastry shops before returning to the states where she quickly found a place with Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Bank, in Houston, Texas and then on to Thomas Keller’s Per Se in New York. She worked as a raw, vegan chocolatier for 4 years gaining great knowledge and appreciation for the complexity and versatility of cacao in its natural form. After 10 years of working with chocolate in all forms, she was named one of Dessert Professional’s Top 10 Chocolatiers in North America. As the Director of Edibles for Coda Signature, she and her team have been recognized as one of the top edibles in the state of Colorado and nationally.