About

 

Chocolate by Chef Simone Tong is a chef-driven chocolate studio based in Austin.

After years in professional kitchens, Simone approaches chocolate the way she approaches food—through ingredients, seasonality, and intention. Each piece is designed for flavor, texture, balance, and how it makes you feel.

Rather than treating chocolate as confection, she works with it as a material—something that moves, sets, fractures, and holds form. The process is tactile and precise, shaped by temperature, timing, and touch.

Her work draws from a lifetime of experiences—growing up in Chengdu, cooking in New York, and building restaurants along the way. These influences are not literal, but felt—expressed through combinations, techniques, and a quiet respect for ingredients.

Everything is made in small batches.

Not for perfection, but for something more natural, layered, and alive.

Made to be shared, gifted, or simply enjoyed in a moment of pause.