Nur Kilic is the owner of Serenade Chocolatier in Brookline. Nur followed her childhood passion for food and chocolate. After a short break to pursue a career as a mechanical engineer in power systems in General Electric Japan, she plunged into a career as a chocolatier in Boston 25 years ago. Her passion lured the legendary retired candy maker William Federer, taking Nur as his protégé  to sing, teach and make chocolate.

Nur is originally a mechanical engineer in power systems in the Far East division of General Electric.

She switched careers to pursue her passion in chocolates.