A JPH Timeline
- 1957: Born in Méral, Mayenne, northwestern France
- 1974: Earned a vocational certificate (confectioner
/ chocolate and ice-cream maker)
- 1975: Apprentice confectioner at the
Intercontinental Hotel
- 1976-1988: Apprentice confectioner, then pastry
chef at the Nikko Hotel
- 1979: Awarded a gold medal at the Concours
International Gastronomique (International Culinary Competition) in
Arpajon, France
- 1980: Awarded first prize in the Charles Proust
Competition
- 1982: Awarded first prize in the French National
Pastry Cup Competition
- 1983: Awarded first prize in the Grand Prix
International de la Chocolaterie Competition
- 1984: Awarded first prize in the Vase de Sèvres
Competition by the French president at the Concours International
Gastronomique in Arpajon
- 1984-1985: Worked as head of the Peltier laboratory
in Tokyo, Japan
- 1986: Recipient of the prestigious Meilleur Ouvrier
de France (Best Craftsman in France) award in the pastry/confectionery
division
- 1988: Opened his first shop (“Le Petit Boulé”) on
Avenue de la Motte-Picquet, Paris (7th arrondissement)
- 1990: Opened a shop on Rue Vavin, Paris (6th
arrondissement)
- 1997: Opened a shop/tea room on Rue Saint-Honoré,
Paris (1st arrondissement)
- 1999: Created his own line of cheese-flavored
chocolate appetizers
- 2000: Created his own line of chocolate energy bars
- 2002: Opened a shop on Avenue de la Motte-Picquet,
Paris (7th arrondissement) (“Le Petit Boulé” moved to its new location)
- 2002: Opened two chocolate-themed bars and cellars
in Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan
- 2002: Opened the “Hévin2” shop and released a line
of ready-to-crunch chocolate
- 2003: The Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat (Chocolate
Crunchers Club) awarded Jean-Paul Hévin a “five chocolate bar” rating
in its ranking of French chocolatiers
- 2004: Opened two chocolate-themed bars and cellars
in Kokura and Hakata, Japan
- 2004: The financial daily newspaper Nikkei Shinbun
ranked Jean-Paul Hévin as the No. 1 Chocolatier in Japan.
- 2005: June 1, the Jean-Paul Hevin chocolate
macaroon is elected best macaroon of Paris in the "traditional"
category.
- 2005: October 21, Jean-Paul Hevin created with
the House Paule Ka, a splendid dress for the procession of the chocolate
show in Paris.
- 2005: November 5, Jean-Paul Hevin macaoons are
preceded once again !
- 2006: February, Jean-Paul Hevin opened a new shop
in Tokyo at Omotesando Hills.
- 2006: April 3, new Jean-Paul Hevin's book "Délices
de chocolat" published at Flammarion.
- 2008: First boutique opens in Hong Kong
- 2010: October, Mr. Hévin named number 1 Chocolatier of France
- 2010: October, Mr. Hevin hot chocolate elected “Best hot chocolate of Paris”
- 2011: First boutique opens in Mainland China, Shanghai ifc and in Taipei, Taiwan.
