Speaker Profile

Kirsten Tibballs, proclaimed as ‘the Queen of Chocolate’, is one of Australia’s most celebrated and internationally respected pastry chefs and chocolatiers. With countless accolades including a Pastry Olympics gold and bronze medal for patisserie and chocolate artistry, Kirsten travels the world demonstrating her craft. As a testament to her skill, Kirsten has judged many internationally acclaimed competitions, including the World Chocolate Masters and The Patisserie Grand Prix, as well as travelling to Paris to serve as Head of Jury for Taste at World Chocolate Masters 2022. In addition to 4 seasons of her own TV show, The Chocolate Queen, Kirsten makes regular television appearances on Everyday Gourmet, and has presented numerous challenges on MasterChef Australia, and was a contestant on Season 1 of Dessert Masters Australia. Sharing her knowledge, Kirsten established Savour Chocolate & Patisserie School in 2002, the first of its kind in Australia, which now boasts over 450 online tutorials reaching a world-wide audience. Kirsten is the author of three patisserie books, Chocolate to Savour, Chocolate, and the recently released, Chocolate All Day.