- Maison Kayser in New York
- Raspberry Chocolate Cake
- Paris
- Cakes from La Cabosse d’Or in Canada
- Plated Dessert-Le Cordon Bleu
- Glazed cake with berries
- Jacques Torres in NYC
- Chef Orlando’s Gateau L’opera
- Dobos Torte-Gerbaud’s-Budapest
- Gaufrettes in Switzerland
- Apricot-glazed Cheesecake in Iceland
- Hazelnut chocolates at Sprungli in Zurich, Switzerland
- Donuts in Iceland
- Mignardise at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
- Cakes in Copenhagen
- Flowers at Taft Farm, Great Barrington, MA
- Black Forest Cupcakes from Chocolate Bliss; photo by Jennifer Martine
- Gift of the Gods Chocolate Cake from Chocolate Bliss; photo by Jennifer Martine
- Christmas Market in Copenhagen
- Candy Crush Cookies in the Berkshires
- Christmas in Copenhagen
- Roses for mom
- Glogg & pretzels at Copenhagen’s Christmas market
- Matcha cakes in LA’s Thai Town
- From Haga Bageri in Stockholm
- Cake Slices in Copenhagen
- Haga Bageri, Stockholm
- From Haga Bageri in Stockholm
- Paticcerie window in Turin, Italy
- Snowflake Sugar Cookies
- Chef-style Chocolate Chip Cookes & Chocolate Boxes; photo by Sam Epstein & Chandler Baker
- Valentine’s art by Chef Ewald Notter
- Beet Red Velvet Cake from Russia
- Happy Chocolates in LA
- Happy Chocolates in LA
- Happy Chocolates in LA
- Belgian chocolates
- Happy Chocolates in San Francisco
- Cake class at LCB
- Cake class at LCB
- Chocolate Ganache Tart at LCB
- Black Forest Cake at LCB
- Petite Fours by Chef Laurent Pages
- Cake class at LCB
- Bon bons from Sprungli, Zurich
- The window at Sprungli
- Strawberry Mousse in Waffle Cone at Landtmann Patisserie in Vienna
- Sprungli in Zurich
- Punsch Cake in Vienna
- Imperial Cake at The Imperial Hotel in Vienna
- Sachertorte at the Naschmarket in Vienna
- Neuhaus Chocolates in Brussels
- Neuhaus Chocolates in Brussels
- Cornet Chocolates in Brussels
- Cornet Chocolates in Brussels
- Erdbeertorte in Berlin
- Black Forest Cake in Berlin
- Strawberry Cream Cake in Berlin
- Chocolate Cake with Kumquats; photo by Rikki Snyder
- Dobostorte in Budapest
- Chocolate Mousse Tart in Paris
- Chocolate Mousse in Paris
- La Cabosse d’Or in Canada
- La Cabosse d’Or in Canada
- Cupcake ornaments in Quebec City
- Patisserie & Viennoiserie in Quebec City
- Photo by Jennifer Martine
- Photo by Jennifer Martine, San Francisco
- Italian paticceria in Florence
- Chocolate squares in Florence
- Giandujotti in Turin
- Chocolate & roses
Photo by Gina Sabatella
Hotel Sacher Lobby in Vienna
Happy Chocolates (Susie’s Chocolate Line); Photo by Gina Sabatella
Life-size Gingerbread House at the Fairmont Hotel San Francisco
I live this way all year long! Thank you for being a part of my culinary travel blogging. Happy Holidays to all.
Chocolate Taffy from Hand-crafted Candy Bars:
An easy recipe to make decorations like chocolate roses or forest animals from our book (ChronicleBooks.com, 2013; Susan Heeger & Susie Norris). Its texture is like Play-Doh and, unlike Play-Doh, it tastes delicious.
Recipe from Hand-crafted Candy Bars
And here’s a video on how to make chocolate roses with chocolate (or white chocolate) taffy. Detailed recipes available in Hand-crafted Candy Bars and Chocolate Bliss:
Sources:
Hotel Sacher in Vienna
Chronicle Books in San Francisco
Penguin/Random House/Celestial Arts Books in New York
Photographers:
Joseph de Leo, Jennifer Martine, Gina Sabatella, Susie Norris, Rikki Snyder among others – thanks!
Special Thanks to:
Jacques Torres – an artisan chocolate & gift factory in NYC
