LADY GUIDE: Los Angeles, CA
PALM-LINED STREETS OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
CHOCOLATIERS:
Teuscher
9548 Brighton Way
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 276-2776
A wonderland of fish, cats, butterflies, and airplanes, Teuscher has a Swiss chocolate to suit every mood. Their whimsical truffle boxes (rosy-cheeked ladybugs, grinning mice, blooming flowers), handcrafted from silk and crepe paper, are unique, unforgettable, and impossible not to keep. $$
Edelweiss Chocolates
444 N Canon Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 275-0341
Open since 1942 (with display placards denoting Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth’s favorites), Edelweiss is a glimpse into classic, small-town Beverly Hills. This in an old fashioned, family-owned operation; ideal for those experiencing Beverly Hills-induced ennui, a milk chocolate turtle or piece of dark chocolate covered honeycomb should help matters. $
Valerie Confections
3360 W 1st St
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(213) 739-8149
Recommended by Jacqui Getty
Housed in a Tudor style shopping structure, Valerie Confections offers up the most elegant edible gifts in Los Angeles, including seasonal truffles and delicate petit-fours flecked with crystallized rose petals, laced with cassis, and fit for a 16th century courtesan. $$