***UPCOMING EVENTS*** SEASONAL PRESERVING CLASSES BBQ Basics from the Larder Saturday, July 17th 2 - 5 pm $100 per person Class size is limited to 12 students. We're very excited about our continuing Valerie Confections Seasonal Preserving Classes. Owner Valerie Gordon and Kevin West, of the blog Saving the Season, will be teaching a beginning preserving class, introducing students to the art of home canning. For July, you'll learn how to enhance your summer grilling with preserved or pickled seasonal ingredients. The menu includes: stone fruit jams, pickled green beans, and relish. After the class, stay enjoy an early supper from the grill and the jar! Please call 213-739-8149 for more information or to enroll. We'll be offering one class each season incorporating seasonal farmers markets fruits and vegetables. The upcoming schedule for our Preserving Classes is below: Oct. 9 (also October 15), 2 to 5 p.m. The Cheese Board and Your Autumn Larder: The perfect components for an artisan cheese platter. The menu includes: fig and Port jam, fruits in piquant syrup and autumn chutney. After-class festivities include cheese and wine pairings. Dec. 4, 1 to 5 p.m. Holiday Gifting From the Larder: Create beautiful and delicious gifts. The menu includes: Paradise jelly, pickle parfait, winter fruit and truffle compote. (This class is $150.) Classes are held at the Valerie Confections kitchens at 3360 West 1st St, Los Angeles. Please call us at 213-739-8149 or e-mail info@valerieconfections.com for more information or to enroll. VALERIE AT THE MARKET We're very excited to announce that we are now selling at the Hollywood Farmer's Market on Sundays, from 8 - 1. Featured are our line of preserves (made from fruit sourced at our local markets), mini market cakes, hand pies, and fruit galettes, along with some special features from week to week. We look forward to seeing you there! Hollywood Farmers Market www.farmernet.com 1600 Ivar Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90028 (323) 463-3171 ***PAST EVENTS*** SEASONAL PRESERVING CLASSES Spring Preserving: Strawberry Rhubarb Jam & Pickled Asparagus Spears Saturday, April 10th Saturday, April 17th 2 - 5 pm $100 per person Class size is limited to 12 students. We're very excited to announce the beginning of our Valerie Confections Seasonal Preserving Classes. Owner Valerie Gordon and Kevin West of the blog Saving the Season, will be teaching a beginning preserving class, introducing students to the art of home canning. We'll be offering one class each season incorporating seasonal farmers markets fruits and vegetables. HIGH TEA WITH VALERIE CONFECTIONS AND AMERICAN TEA ROOM DEBUTS ON MOTHER’S DAY, SUNDAY, MAY 9TH Beverly Hills, CA (April 2010) American Tea Room and Valerie Confections will be launching weekend High Tea beginning on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 9th, 2010. Served every Saturday and Sunday afternoon at the American Tea Room tea emporium in Beverly Hills, the High Tea will feature savory and sweet selections from Valerie Confections and fine teas from American Tea Room. The menu will feature seasonally inspired tea sandwiches, scones served with Valerie’s handmade jams and marmalades, tarts, petits fours, and chocolates—all artisanally made by Valerie Confections. Over 200 gourmet loose leaf teas will be available to choose from, each cup steeped to perfection by the experts at American Tea Room. The menu for the inaugural tea on Mother’s Day will include: - Curried Chicken Tea Sandwich with Muscat Grapes - Breakfast Radish Tea Sandwich with Butter and Lemon Confit - Crab Salad with Mint and Peas - Crème Fraiche Scones served with a selection of handmade jams and marmalades - Lemon Tartlets - Earl Grey Petits Fours - Matcha Green Tea Shortbread Cookies - Assorted Valerie Confections Chocolates The High Tea will be $50 per person and reservations may be made by calling American Tea Room at 310-271-7922 or e-mailing tea@americantearoom.com. The American Tea Room is located at 401 N. Canon Dr. at the corner of Brighton Way in the heart of Beverly Hill’s Golden Triangle. VALERIE CONFECTIONS TASTING/TRUNK SHOW AT TAKASHIMAYA NY Friday, February 5 - Saturday, February 6 Center Stage, First Floor "Meet Valerie Gordon and Stan Weightman Jr. of L.A.-based Valerie Confections as they join us to present their Valentine's Day selection of luscious chocolates for the sophisticated palate. Featured are two 18-piece assortments exclusive to Takashimaya New York: the Grand Homme, with single malt whisky truffles, and the Grand Elle, with champagne truffles, $45 each. Valerie Confections evoke a timeless elegance, delighting the imagination as well as the taste buds. " Takashimaya New York 693 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10022 phone:1-800-753-2038, 1-212-350-0100 Between 54th and 55th Street, on the east side of Fifth Avenue ARTISANS UNITED EVENING Thursday, December 3, 2009 5 - 8 pm at the Heath Ceramics Studio and Store 7525 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA We are pleased to invite you to a one-of-a-kind event featuring three of California's most acclaimed small companies-- Valerie Confections, Patz and Hall Winery and Heath Ceramics An array of Valerie's new handmade truffles and jams incorporating Patz and Hall wines will be served along with savory accompaniments and single vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs from Patz and Hall. The evening will be set amongst the classic mid-century American designs of Heath Ceramics. The evening will celebrate the shared philosophies of quality craftsmanship that guide these three companies-- a belief in using the finest raw materials and a passion for the hands-on detail that defines excellence. Holiday gift set featuring the products of all there companies will be available for sale. Included in the gifts sets are collaborative truffles and jams made by Valerie Confections using Patz and Hall wines. Please RSVP to Courtney and Patz and Hall at courtney@patzhall.com or by phone at 707-265-7700 ext. 112 To learn more about Patz and Hall or Heath Ceramics please visit: www.patzhall.com, www.heathceramics.com VALERIE FALL OPEN HOUSE VALERIE CONFECTIONS TO HOLD FALL OPEN HOUSE OCTOBER 27th – 31st AT THEIR LOS ANGELES BOUTIQUE AND FACTORY Los Angeles, CA Timed to coincide with the traditionally candy-associated holiday of Halloween, Valerie Confections will be holding a Fall Open House week from October 27th to 31st (with a Press Preview event on October 26th) at their Los Angeles boutique and factory. Each day of the Open House week Valerie will be sampling a different confection free to all who visit. It’s trick-or-treats for the sophisticated palate. The Open House week will launch with a special press only event and party the evening of Monday, October 26th, and culminate on Halloween, Saturday, October 31st with a guided sampling of all manner of chocolate toffees and truffles for our visitors. Valerie Confections is located at 3360 West 1st St. in Los Angeles at the intersection of Virgil and Beverly Blvd. The week’s schedule is as follows: Monday, October 26th Press Preview Event and Party 4 pm to 8 pm Press are invited to attend our Open House Kickoff Party. Co-owners of Valerie Confections, Valerie Gordon and Stan Weightman Jr. will be on hand to discuss all the confections they will be sampling during the week. Champagne, cakes, and chocolates will be served. Please rsvp to rsvp@valerieconfections.com. Tuesday, October 27th Blum’s Coffee Crunch Cake and Blum’s Lemon Crunch Cake 10 am to 6 pm The Open House Week begins in earnest with a sampling of two of our most popular cakes—the Blum’s Coffee Crunch Cake and the Blum’s Lemon Crunch Cake. The Coffee Crunch Cake was created for a Los Angeles Times Magazine story on wedding cakes. Almost immediately Valerie began receiving scores of calls from native Californians who fondly remembered the now defunct Blum’s Bakery and their signature crunch cakes. Valerie Confections is pleased to have brought these cakes back to fans old and new. Visitors to our boutique will be treated to a free slice of either flavor. Wednesday, October 28th Everyday Indulgences 10 am to 6 pm On Wednesday visitors will be able to try our new line of casual treats, our “Everyday Indulgences”. These perfect little sweet snacks include Almond Toffee Treats, Peanut Toffee Treats, Chocolate Citrus Bark and Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies. Thursday, October 29th Petits Fours 10 am to 6 pm Elegant and diminutive, Valerie Confections petits fours come in flavors such as vanilla bean with rose/passion fruit ganache and orange/almond cake with handmade marzipan filling. Visitors will be able to enjoy an afternoon petit four pick me up. Friday, October 30th Valerie at the Market 10 am to 6 pm Friday, Valerie will be sampling the “Valerie at the Market” line, which is inspired by the farmer’s markets of Los Angeles. “Valerie at the Market” products change seasonally, according to what is currently being harvested in the region. We’ll have products like White Fig and Fuji Apple Jam, Hand Pies, and Mini Market Cakes for sampling. Saturday, October 31st Chocolates, Toffees, and Truffles 10 am to 5 pm To celebrate Halloween, Valerie will be sampling all manner of chocolates. We’ll have our signature Almond Fleur de Sel toffees, Black Pepper Truffles, Liquid Caramels and more. **************************** WE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN, WE HAD TO COME BACK. JOIN US FOR SOME DELICIOUSNESS, AND A REALLY GREAT CAUSE! Plate by Plate - Project by Project's 7th Annual Tasting Benefit After years of success in hosting its signature event, in both New York City and in Los Angeles, Project by Project is thrilled to host its Seventh Annual Tasting Benefit on August 1, 2009. This year, Project by Project's partner is the Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP), a non-profit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist the development of small and micro businesses of the Asian Pacific American community. This signature gala will once again showcase savory food and dessert delicacies prepared by talented chefs from the best restaurants in Los Angeles, as well as samplings from premier wineries and beverage companies. When: Saturday, August 1, 2009 6:00-7:00 PM · VIP Reception 7:00-10:00 PM · Main Event Where: Wallis Annenberg Building at the California Science Center 700 State Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037   Click here to watch our past event featured on Bravo TV's hit series "Top Chef"! Watch slide shows of our Plate by Plate from previous years and see what you have been missing!! 2007 | 2008 All net proceeds from the ticket sales of this year’s benefit will benefit our 2009 partner organization, the Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP), a non-profit, community-based organization whose mission is to assist the development of small and micro businesses of the Asian Pacific American community.

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**************************** SILVERLAKE WINE TASTING
Sunday, July 12, 2009
3pm, with Valerie Confections
We'll be doing a really exciting tasting with our friends at Silverlake Wines, featuring our new Market Collection!
This event will sell out, so get your tickets soon.
There will be four featured wines plus one aperitif. Each featured wine is paired with an hors d’oeuvre that will complement the wine and/or represent the region that is being featured. The Sunday tasting also includes an informative presentation.
$20 per person
Call SLW for Tickets

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We've assembled a gathering of top artisans in the local wedding scene. Like us and like you, they believe in the high quality, relaxed-modern California style of hand-crafted goods Heath epitomizes. Stop by the Wedding Lounge for drinks and nibbles and mix and mingle with our favorite caterer, florist, baker, jeweler and more. Who knows — in one visit, you could cross a few things (or ten) off your list. *Print this email and bring with you for special offers from event participants and a 20% discount on anything in the Heath store the day of the event.

LOS ANGELES // APRIL 5 STUDIO AND STORE 7525 BEVERLY BLVD, CA 90036 323 965 0800 HEATH CERAMICS, registry — www.heathceramics.com PAPERWHITES, wedding photography — www.paperwhitesphotography.com GILLY, flowers — www.gillyflowers.com LOVE CATERING, caterer — www.lovecateringinc.com VALERIE CONFECTIONS, confections & cakes — www.valerieconfections.com JONATHAN WRIGHT & CO., letterpress invitations — www.jonathanwright.com ALEXANDRA KOLENDRIANOS, planner — www.alexandrak.com AMY MICHELSON, dress designer — www.amymichelson.com PAPER TAPE FILMS, film & video — www.papertapefilms.com AND MORE...

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PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES GUILD
FOOD FARE 2009
MARCH 12, 2009

Please join us to support PPLA! We will be sampling our confections, and also selling our boxed chocolates, with a portion of the proceeds going directly to PPLA. A great way to support a great organization.

From the PPLA website:

About Food Fare
Join us at this once-a-year event to sample food and drink from the city’s premier restaurants, wineries, caterers, and beverage purveyors. Enjoy arrangements from the city’s finest florists. Shop for unique gifts. Participate in our fabulous Silent Auction featuring vacation packages, entertainment and sporting event tickets, gift certificates and much more.
This will be our 29th year of Food Fare and our guests tell us it gets better each year! We began in 1979 with a cooking demonstration by Julia Child. Food Fare raises funds for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles which provides vital health care an education services for over 58,000 people.

For tickets and more information, please visit the event website - hope to see you there.



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Please join us at The First Annual Winter Ball, benefiting 826LA. The event, presented by Nina Lucas, will take place on February 14th from 9pm - 2am, at the historic Alexandria Hotel Ballroom in Downtown Los Angeles.

Against an elegantly appointed ballroom backdrop, guests will be treated to cocktails, a selection of sweets and cheeses, music from DJs Justin Miller, Paris Potter and Elvin Estela.

Formal attire is requested. For tickets and more information, please visit the event website - hope to see you there.

About 826LA
826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Their services are structured around our belief that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. With this in mind, they provide drop-in tutoring, after-school workshops, in-schools tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications. All of their programs are challenging and enjoyable, and ultimately strengthen each student's power to express ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in his or her individual voice. For more information, go to www.826LA.com.



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LOS ANGELES LUXURY CHOCOLATE SALON
October 5th, 2008

The Salon was "an opportunity for chocolate aficionados, fanatics, lovers and addicts to taste & experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate in one of the world's great culinary metropolitan areas."

Valerie Confections was pleased to receive the following Salon Tasting Panel Awards:

FIRST PLACE
Best in Salon
Best Truffle
Best Gift Set
Best Toffee in Salon
Most Gifted Chocolatier
Top Artisan Chocolatier *

SECOND PLACE
Most Luxurious Chocolate Experience
Best Packaging & Presentation
Best Flavored Chocolate *
New Product Award*


* awarded to multiple recipients