Monthly Archives: December 2010
Hot Chocolate and Cookie Kit
Hot cocoa is a favorite wintertime treat, and what could be better than to pair a delicious hot chocolate mix with fresh-baked cookies? Renowned chocolatier Jacques Torres is known for his thick and rich hot chocolate, made with real chocolate, … Continue reading
12 Days of Hot Chocolate: Jacques Torres
Posted by Erin Zimmer, December 23, 2008 at 1:30 PM Editor’s note: This concludes our 12 Days of Hot Chocolate series. We end on the classic Jacques Torres. Price: $3 (for eight ounces), $4 (for twelve ounces), or a free … Continue reading
Rated 9 out of 10!
The city’s own Willie Wonka, Jacques Torres, has opened a cavernous chocolate factory that blurs the lines between retail and manufacturing. Designer Pierre Court indulged every one of Torres’s fantastical notions, from the cacao-pod shape of the shop to a … Continue reading
Pastry Chef Advisory Board Members
Dean of Pastry Arts at The French Culinary Institute and master pastry chef, Jacques Torres achieved the distinction of becoming the youngest recipient of France’s prestigious Meilleur Ouvrier de France Pâtissier Award at the age of twenty-six. Once the pastry … Continue reading
“Mr. Chocolate” is hands-on businessman
NEW YORK — Jacques Torres, a French chocolatier, has turned a classic American treat into a tempting, high-end confection. In the process, he has become, arguably, the nation’s best-known chocolate entrepreneur. Ten years ago, Torres walked away from one of … Continue reading
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