SMALL

My name is Liam Morgan, I'm a 27y/o professional chocolatier from Melbourne. I studied Pastry arts at William Angliss Institute, qualified in 2018 and have since worked in industry as a chocolatier.

I've always loved cooking since I was a little kid, making food for my brothers and studying Women’s weekly cookbooks with a fascination. Ever since I can remember I’ve been fixated on crafts and learning to create things by hand.
Very early on I knew I wanted to make chocolate, and I’ve never deviated from this focus.

In primary & high school, I sold chocolates to classmates that I made on school nights at home. I competed in gingerbread house & truffle competitions since I was 13 years old. I chose cooking for recreation at any opportunity I had.

Professionally it’s led me to work with many different chocolatiers in Melbourne, including: Only Mine, Koko Black, Atypic Lab, Yarra Valley chocolaterie & RATIO cocoa roasters. It’s allowed me to meet many amazing people that are my dear friends today. It’s even taken me as far as Canada, where I worked my dream job at Chocolat de Kat in Toronto. In my 18 months with this exceptional chocolatier, I defined my goals within this space and discovered my professional self.

DREAM

I’ve always dreamed of having a shop where I can share what I love with people. A professional space where all are welcome and encouraged to innovate, one in which I can employ my friends & elevate the standards of my industry. I want to leave this place better than I found it, and to inspire the people that will inevitably come after me.

I value the opinions of my peers with profound respect, I don’t think any of us would make it far without such input. I believe that we all make some unmistakable contribution to this craft. Small Dream Sweets is about the ever evolving spirit of this artform: the product of every wild idea, every meticulously honed skill, every bit of personality in our habits - a celebration of everyone that I’ve crossed paths with and learned from.

Most importantly, this concept represents an ambition to always try new things and to be influenced by tradition, but not to be restrained by it. Chocolates that reflect both my history and experiences in this unique industry, but also that offer a glimpse into the truly limitless potential of this medium.

SWEETS

The dedication of Small Dream Sweets is to make colourful, shiny little treats with complex compositions and inventive flavours. We’ve all had a chocolate covered almond, we know what they taste like. What if that almond could have multiple textures, layers & colours? A product that’s a celebration of technique and a playful presentation of an idea.

Good food is a proud cornerstone of Melbourne’s culture, yet old school & traditional methods of chocolate still dominate the scene in this city, the only thing still evolving is the packaging. While I see a well-deserved and comfortable place for such products, I think that modern and innovative creations are poised to become the new standard of this space.

SDS is about celebrating techniques & styles that are at the height of innovation in this field, and embracing the playfulness and plain crazy it sometimes takes to drive such change. Methods and ideas that belong in this amazing epicentre of Australian creativity & art, in the form of shiny little chocolates glistening in every colour.

I look forward to sharing my small dream with you,

check out some treats today

-Liam Morgan

SDS creator & Chocolatier