Kansas City's iconic Christopher Elbow considers himself an 'accidental chocolatier'

Christopher Elbow opened Christopher Elbow Chocolates in 2003. After two decades, he's producing 25 tons of chocolate per year and shows no signs of slowing down.
If you talk about chocolate in Kansas City, there’s a good chance Christopher Elbow's name will come to mind.

The renowned chef and chocolatier is a Kansas City native and owner of Christopher Elbow Chocolates.

Elbow says he considers himself an "accidental chocolatier." He started as a line cook at a country club in his hometown Liberty, Missouri. In 1999, he moved to Las Vegas to work under chef Emeril Lagasse in Delmonico Steakhouse’s pastry department.

“I kind of said, 'Well, this gets my foot in the door, so sure I'll put some time in there,’” Elbow says. “But, I ended up never going back to cooking savory food. I fell in love with desserts, pastries, baking and, of course, chocolate.”