Once on English soil she worked for some time at the Dorchester Hotel, some smaller restaurants, a chocolaterie and then for nine years at the ueber chic boutique hotel St Martins Lane in London.

After 20 years of city life she decided to make a huge change and moved to the beautiful Cotswold where she opened her own Konditorei ( Pastry shop) in Moreton in Marsh in november 2008. Cacao Bean is a warm and friendly coffee shop / Cafe' which incorporates continental charm with modern and contemporary style. serving nothing other than fair-trade coffees, teas and real hot chocolate, all their cakes, cookies, biscuits and gateaux are made fresh on the premises using only the finest ingredients.

Their approach is "nothing we can't do, so our celebration cakes can range from a gorgeous authentic black forest gateau to a fantasy seven tier wedding cake, anything and everything in between.

Chocolate and truffles are their passion. They make all our own truffles, which have heavenly soft centers and as we use no preservatives it means that we make frequent small batches, this way you are assured that they are always fresh and divine.