Mornings with Maria: Easter with Jacques
Jacques and his Giant Smiling Bunny sits down with Maria from Fox Business’ Mornings with Maria to discuss Easter as the second biggest holiday for chocolate. It is estimated that an average of 90 million chocolate bunnies will be purchased for Easter this year alone. The projected production of Jacques’ Easter chocolate is nearing the use of […]
WestHouse New York Interviews Jacques on Easter
When it comes to Easter, no one understands it better than (as WestHouse New York claims…) the King of the Chocolate Easter Bunny. Jacques sits down with WestHouse New York to divulge some little-known facts about how Jacques Torres Chocolate does Easter. View full article here
The Village Voice visits Jacques’ Chocolate Factory
The Village Voice joins Jacques in his chocolate factory to talk about the craftsmanship of chocolate goodies. He touches topics about his father as a craftsman, the struggles of opening his first location amidst 9/11, and achieving what his chocolate factory is now. Click here for full article.
About.com: 8 Great Spots for Hot Chocolate in NYC
Jacques Torres Chocolate has been claimed as one of New York City’s 8 Great Spots for Hot Chocolate on About.com. According to About.com, Jacques Hot Chocolate “goes well with the variety of baked goods and confections that are also available [in store].” And, with several locations throughout Manhattan, Jacques’ Hot Chocolate will be the perfect […]
TimeOut: 10 Best Cookies in NYC
TimeOut’s list of 10 Best Cookies in NYC has featured Jacques Torres’ Chocolate Chip Cookie. Because of Jacques’ perfect equation of chocolate-to-dough ratio, crisp-around-the-edges, and quarter-size dark-chocolate chips, TimeOut warns “Watch your back, Toll House.” Click here for full article.
Haley Swindal & Jack Tantleff’s Wedding: Dessert by Jacques Torres
What better way to celebrate a wedding than a dessert table created by Mr. Chocolate himself? To quote the New York Times: “What Could be a Better Match?” At the wedding of theatrical agent, Jack Tantleff, and actress, Haley Swindal, “a confectionery table crowned with hot chocolate and homemade marshmallows” by Jacques Torres was created for […]
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Chef Alain Sailhac Celebrates His 80th Birthday with Jacques Torres
For renowned Chef Alain Sailhac’s 80th birthday, Sailhac’s wife and several esteemed colleagues (including Jacques Torres) secretly planned a surprise birthday party that would take place at Jacques Torres Chocolate. Guests included: André Soltner, Daniel Boulud, Michel Nischan, Bill Yosses, Gabriel Kreuther, Marcus Samuelsson, Geoffrey Zakarian, Jimmy Bradley, Ariane Daguin, David Burke, Drew Nieporent, Charles […]
A Couple Deep in Chocolate
Our very own Jacques Torres was recently featured on the good life lifestyle website Gayot, alongside his lovely wife Hasty Torres, of Madame Chocolat in Beverly Hills. Both companies are currently collaborating on pop-up shops at two of the finest shopping centers in the Los Angeles area – The Grove, in West Hollywood; and Americana […]
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Chef Jacques Torres Thanksgiving 2010
Chef Jacques Torres greets everyone a Happy Thanksgiving from Jacques Torres Chocolate at 350 Hudson Street in New York!
Sweet Shopping for Valentine’s Day with Mr. Chocolate
“Ladies don’t need us to remind them that it’s Valentine’s Day,” says chocolatier Jacques Torres. February 14th is the single biggest day of the year for the chef, founder and CEO behind the eponymous Jacques Torres Chocolate mini empire of stores and cafes. Female consumers at one of Torres’ Willy Wonka-like boutiques typically come in […]
Sweet Talk
Here’s a feature on Jacques Torres by Forbes magazine, with some interesting tidbits on how he got his career started, and more.
The Secret Behind Chocolate Chip Cookies
Head over to the NY Times for some top secret tips on making the perfect chocolate chip cookie, courtesy of our very own Jacques Torres!
