This book is on Pre-order for arrival Mid December.

Offbeat is the major new book from Belarus-born chocolatier Andrey Dubovik – a chocolate artist who has helped redefine what molded bonbons can look like.

Across 380 pages, this bilingual volume intertwines his personal story with a complete, technique-driven approach to contemporary chocolate design: 12 core techniques and 26 original bonbon collections that showcase his ultra-graphic, high-precision style.

The book opens with the fundamentals of fine chocolate work: tempering, colouring cocoa butter and chocolate, key equipment and tools, and the essential stages of creating molded bonbons. From there, Dubovik pushes far beyond the usual airbrush and splatter effects. He builds new methods from physical phenomena like steam, static electricity and heat, and from everyday objects – toothpicks, brushes, coffee filters, masking tape – as well as custom tools designed specifically for this project, such as perforated bottle caps, bespoke molds, stamps and foil seals.

Offbeat is also a first-person narrative: Dubovik reflects on how he and his partner Ronya Belova went from experimenting in a home kitchen in Belarus to becoming international references in coloured bonbons and chocolate design. The result is a book that reads as both a creative biography and a working manual, with explanations full of tips and tricks and step-by-step photography that lets you follow his processes from raw mold to finished piece.

In this book you’ll find:

• 12 signature decoration and finishing techniques built around colour, texture, pattern and surface effects.

• 26 bonbon and chocolate designs that apply those techniques in different ways – from minimalist, graphic pieces to highly layered compositions.

• A fundamentals section on tempering, cocoa butter colouring, equipment and the key stages of molded chocolate work.

• Unexpected sources of inspiration: steam, static electricity, heat, and simple tools like toothpicks, brushes, coffee filters and tape, plus custom-made stamps, molds and perforated caps.

• Detailed, step-by-step images and practical advice designed for professional chocolatiers, pastry chefs and advanced enthusiasts who want to push their bonbon work into truly contemporary territory. 

For professionals who already temper and cast bonbons, Offbeat offers a deep dive into visual language and technique – a way to rethink how you use colour, shine and pattern, and to expand your own design vocabulary using Dubovik’s methods as a starting point rather than a limit.

• Language: English & Spanish
• Author(s): Andrey Dubovik
• 380 pages
• Published in 2025