Chocolates

Valerie Confections' new Echo Park cafe takes cue from afternoon tea -- but 'less precious'

2013-05-06 15:43:00

Just a couple weeks away from opening a coffee shop/lunch counter at Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles, Valerie Confections is moving into another location -- the former Delilah Bakery space on Echo Park Avenue in Echo Park -- expected to debut...

Chocolate nirvana in Santa Fe, N.M.

2013-02-10 00:00:00

SANTA FE, N.M. — It's fair to call me a chocoholic, but it wasn't until a trip to Santa Fe that I realized I'd never had the good stuff. What was supposed to be a casual late-December exploration of this New Mexican cultural hub wound up...

The ultimate Valentine's Day dining guide

2013-02-04 15:03:00

On Valentine's Day, maybe you woo your sweetie with flowers, chocolates or even diamonds. But what are you going to do about dinner? Whether you'll be curling up to a showing of “When Harry Met Sally” at the Electric Dusk Drive-In, strolling...

Gift guide: Valentine's Day is for (food) lovers

2013-02-11 10:55:00

Right up there with forgetting an anniversary, arriving empty-handed on Valentine's Day is the biggest no-no in the book. No one wants to be a last-minute Lothario, gunning it on Feb. 13 for the nearest box of chocolates. But here's a head start on the...

Compartés' unique palate and palette

2013-02-09 00:00:00

Compart�s' chocolates are made by hand in the workshop behind the retail store in Brentwood. You won't see conveyor belts or chocolate waterfalls. You will see copper bowls (inherited from the original 1950 shop) and small tempering machines that are used...

Compartés' Jonathan Grahm -- the new face of chocolate?

2013-02-09 00:00:00

Jonathan Grahm, the owner of Compart�s Chocolatier in Brentwood, is just back from a whirlwind pre-Valentine's Day tour of Japan, where 100 Compart�s pop-up shops opened for the holiday in Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Hiroshima, Nagoya and Kobe. Grahm's face...

Ho ho healthful holiday gifts

2012-12-01 00:00:00

It's tricky, deciding to give someone a present to improve them in some way, but here are some for accomplished or budding yogis, serious exercisers or for those who just need a little emotional or physical pampering. CHIEF JOSEPH TERRY JACQUARD...

Las Vegas: Who knew Sin City could be so sweet?

2012-12-17 07:45:00

Sugar craving or stocking stuffer? No matter, really.� Las Vegas confectioners who have whipped up holiday-themed candies are at the ready this month. Jean Philippe Patisserie in Bellagio and Ethel M Chocolates in suburban Henderson, also have...

Madame Chocolat is moving, closes Beverly Hills shop this week

2012-06-25 16:32:41

Sweet Euphoria

2012-02-12 00:00:00

The Aztecs called it the food of the gods. But for modern-day romantics, chocolate is the food of love: a rich, sensual treat no Valentine’s Day is complete without. But what some couples may not know is that eating chocolate releases...

Need a hostess gift when invited to dinner? The Times' S. Irene Virbila has a few ideas

2012-01-19 00:00:00

When I spent some months in Venice, Italy, years ago, my friend Paolo would show up at dinner parties with prosciutto. I'm not talking about a paper packet of sliced ham but a whole prosciutto di San Daniele, the famous ham from Friuli, cured with the...

Holiday chocolate pop-up: Madame Chocolat + Jacques Torres

2011-12-16 16:33:07

Brothers Daniel Held, left, and Joseph Held pose in their new shop, Moussey Moose. Moussey Moose Chocolates, specializing in handmade chocolates, French pastries, cookies and cakes, opened recently in Quakertown, run by brothers Daniel and Joseph Held.

2013-03-28 00:00:00

Moussey Moose Chocolates, specializing in handmade chocolates, French pastries, cookies and cakes, opened recently in Quakertown, run by brothers Daniel and Joseph Held.

2013-03-28 00:00:00

Moussey Moose Chocolates, specializing in handmade chocolates, French pastries, cookies and cakes, opened recently in Quakertown, run by brothers Daniel and Joseph Held. SEE KRAFT STORY QUAKERTOWN DONNA FISHER/THE MORNING CALL Pic made THURSDAY, MARCH 28,

2013-03-28 00:00:00