Artisan chocolate crafted as an artform
Did you know that sea buckthorn isn’t just an immune-boosting superfruit, but also pairs beautifully with dark chocolate
Gorza Melinda, founder of GM Design Chocolate Atelier, discovered this perfect harmony when she created her sea buckthorn-infused dark chocolate bars and bonbons.
But GM Design is more than just a chocolate shop. Melinda’s creativity shines through in pastry competitions, where she regularly wins awards for her artistic chocolate sculptures. Now you can taste her award-winning chocolates too!
A childhood dream come true
Melinda knew by age nine that she wanted to become a pastry chef. In 2006, she earned her pastry certification and has been honing her skills ever since, especially in chocolate-making. For her, working with chocolate is more than a job — it’s a passion and a form of artistic expression.
In 2025, she opened her own workshop and store in Keszthely, GM Design, where she creates handmade chocolates using Belgian couverture. Melinda loves that through chocolate, she can bring a little happiness into people’s everyday lives.
To sharpen her skills and fuel her creativity, she regularly competes in pastry contests, particularly in the artistic category — crafting edible chocolate sculptures and lifelike compositions that require weeks of precision and imagination.
For true chocolate lovers
At GM Design, you’ll find everything a chocolate lover could wish for: filled and unfilled bars, bonbons, chocolate sculptures, chocolate flowers — in a variety of flavors. Melinda creates every product by hand, using premium Belgian chocolate. She never uses cocoa mass substitutes, palm oil, or artificial additives.
Her milk chocolate contains 36.5% cocoa, while her dark chocolate boasts 70.5% cocoa content. She handles every step of production herself — from tempering the chocolate to achieve a glossy, crisp finish, to molding bars, bonbons, figurines, and roses.
For filled chocolates, she develops her own ganache recipes with seasonal flavors like sour cherry, raspberry, coconut, pistachio, rose, salted caramel — and the most distinctive of all, sea buckthorn. Melinda often decorates her creations with freeze-dried fruits, edible flowers, and nuts. After cooling, the chocolates are packaged — available in gift boxes and special seasonal themes.
A real treat is her chocolate-covered dried or fresh fruits, available seasonally.
An authentic chocolate experience
GM Design is located in downtown Keszthely, just steps from the main square. The cozy shop doubles as an open-view workshop, where visitors can peek into the chocolate-making process.
The shop is open Tuesday to Saturday, and Melinda also brings her sweets to the Hévíz Farmers’ Market every Thursday and Saturday.
Product highlights
Sea buckthorn filled dark chocolate bar & bonbon
Among GM Design’s most exciting creations are the sea buckthorn-filled dark chocolate bar and bonbon. Here, the tartness of sea buckthorn perfectly balances the richness of silky dark chocolate. Made with 70.5% premium Belgian chocolate, these treats feature a refreshing sea buckthorn ganache — offering both a unique taste and a natural vitamin boost.
Fun fact: ganache is a silky filling made from chocolate and butter, commonly used in chocolates and pastries. Melinda enhances hers with sea buckthorn purée and ground seeds, giving an added layer of flavor and texture. The sea buckthorn is sourced from a local producer, Kiss Homoktövis farm in Bocfölde, ensuring freshness and traceability.
Where to find GM Design Chocolates:
- Hévíz Farmers’ Market
- 8360 Keszthely, Bem József Street 25
- Google Maps
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