WHY Buttery, crunchy, chocolatey English toffee that is impossible to stop eating. WHAT Good God, how we love this English toffee, the highlight of our childhood visits to Farmers Market. It’s made fresh throughout the day and sold in hunks or in tidier sticks. Good almond bark and honeycomb, too, but that’s not why you [...]
April 6, 2013 | Posted in
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WHY It’s hard to imagine a confection or soda this place doesn’t have, and the cheerful and friendly surroundings will make you want to linger awhile. WHAT A retro candy and soda lover’s paradise in the heart of Burbank, Rocket Fizz stocks more than 500 varieties of soda and even more kinds of classic and [...]
October 31, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Four words: Blum’s Coffee Crunch Cake. WHAT Luxurious truffles, chocolate-dipped toffee squares, square, tiered wedding cakes clad in candied rose petals, exquisite petits fours and house-made preserves are artfully arranged in the front of this commercial-kitchen space, which offers, in the See’s tradition, a silver sample tray to welcome visitors. For many Angelenos, the [...]
August 10, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Superb contemporary bon bons, caramels, English toffee, truffles and single-origin chocolate bars with such exotic flavorings as smoked sea salt, pink peppercorns and even a summer Harry’s Berries strawberry truffle. WHAT The 1950s-era Brentwood fixture famous for its chocolate-dipped dried fruits is now run by young chocolatier Jonathan Grahm of the Bonny Doon Vineyard [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY An astonishing selection of Jelly Bellies, Pez dispensers, gummies, candy and gum from sentimental boomers’ childhoods and, best of all, chocolate bars imported from the U.K. and Canada, where milk chocolate is much better than in the U.S. WHAT Willy Wonka is the patron saint of this place; there’s a shrine to him, and [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Divine salt caramels and other gift-worthy candies, as well as delicious bran muffins, pretzel rolls, cookies and gorgeous cakes to order. WHAT Known for her national line of handmade sea-salt caramels, Christine Moore has livened up this stretch of Colorado Boulevard with a friendly bakery, confectionary and café. Great for to-go sweets, or for [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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