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VocationVacations® - Hilton HHonors® Rewards

C hocolat
Fredericksburg, TX
Reward Code - VVCHCT
Hilton HHonors® Points - 330,000

How would you like to make consumable art that feeds the soul? Or maybe the movie "Chocolat" inspires you to move to an enchanted small town bringing your consumable art to the locals? Meet Lecia Duke – a real-life chocolatier who has seen her art inspire love, tolerance and change – one truffle at a time!
An architect by training, but a chocolatier by heart, Lecia has been creating chocolate magic for over twenty years. Unbeknownst to Lecia, her move from Bainbridge Island, WA to Fredericksburg, TX was an amazing parallel with the movie “Chocolat.”
In 1998, as a single-mom, she packed up her young daughter Jesse and took off for a small German-settled town in the heart of Texas “Hill Country.” She was destined to open a retail chocolate shop and named it Chocolat reflecting her French heritage. At the time this was not a very popular name in the German-settled town, but the chocolate endured and the magic happens daily! In fact, Chocolat was one of eight chocolatiers featured in Southern Living’s 2005 Weekend Living special issue.
When you visit Lecia’s store, the glass and wooden front door will stick a bit – just like the movie. Once inside, you will find delicate hand-made European-style truffles, barks, nut clusters and many other fine specialty confections affectionately displayed in antique glass cases. You will be mesmerized by the smells, the sights and the transformational magic of chocolate! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make your dream job as a Chocolatier come true with a VocationVacations® holiday!

While vocationing, you will work with Lecia and her capable team in some or all of the following:

  • Learn how to make a variety of European-style truffles, barks, nut clusters and fine specialty confections
  • Participate in tempering, mixing and dipping of chocolate
  • Decorate a variety of hand-made confections
  • Package and create effective presentations for the confections
  • Receive an overview of the operations and ins and outs of owning a retail chocolate store
  • Taste the sweet rewards of your labor!

The Chocolatier VocationVacations experience includes:

  • Two days of one-on-one mentorship in your dream job as a Chocolatier
  • The ability to take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®), an online personality assessment designed to identify interests and skill sets
  • The opportunity to participate in a total of one hour of pre- and post-VocationVacation career coaching from an accredited, affiliated VocationVacations career coach
  • A pocket-size VocationVacations journal so you can document your dream job becoming a reality
  • Light lunches with your mentor

Suggested Accommodations:


Hampton Inn

(Not included in the price of your VocationVacations® dream job holiday)

Other activities and tourist destinations while on your VocationVacations® dream job holiday:

To redeem HHonors points for a gift certificate or a VocationVacation, call your nearest Hilton Reservations & Customer Care Office and provide the appropriate Reward Code and your HHonors account number.

Hilton HHonors membership, earning of Points & Miles®, and redemption of points are subject to HHonors Terms and Conditions .

Reservation, Cancellation and Rescheduling Rules and Conditions:
A $100 non-refundable fee is assessed if a VocationVacations experience is cancelled or rescheduled prior to 14-days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday, based on the approved availability of the mentor to reschedule. A VocationVacation cannot be rescheduled and is non-refundable if cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday. Written notification of cancellation or rescheduling is required in all cases. Grounded Nomads, LLC dba VocationVacations encourages all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling.