Patissier/Chocolatier Yvan Valentin is the owner of Sweet
Temptations, a wholesale bakery and chocolaterie located in Los
Angeles, California. Originally from Roanne, France, where he
learned to be a pastry chef and worked at Troisgros Restaurant.
After that, Yvan started to travel around the world as a pastry
chef. He began in Spain, then to Italy, next still at the age of 21 he
wanted to taste the flavor of the islands and moved to Tahiti.
From Tahiti to Guadeloupe ad the Maldives Islands, to Malaysia
and he finished his tour du monde in Israel before coming to Los
Angeles. After eight years at the most acclaimed French
restaurant L'Orangerie, he opened Sweet Temptations in order to
provide the finest French pastries and artisan chocolates to hotels
and restaurants throughout Southern California. At the same time
he was an instructor at UCLA teaching pastry classes.
Sweet Temptations has now been in operation since 1992 and
has earned a reputation for excellence in both quality and service.
For these reasons Yvan was elected Pastry Chef of the Year
in 1995 and 2002 by the French Chef's Association of
Southern California (Club Culinaire Francais). After winning a
contest for best chocolate truffle of the year, Yvan decided to sell
them nationwide.
The story continues on from when Yvan fell in a one thousand
pound chocolate bowl in his early childhood this is probably why
his chocolate truffles are so delicious.
Temptations, a wholesale bakery and chocolaterie located in Los
Angeles, California. Originally from Roanne, France, where he
learned to be a pastry chef and worked at Troisgros Restaurant.
After that, Yvan started to travel around the world as a pastry
chef. He began in Spain, then to Italy, next still at the age of 21 he
wanted to taste the flavor of the islands and moved to Tahiti.
From Tahiti to Guadeloupe ad the Maldives Islands, to Malaysia
and he finished his tour du monde in Israel before coming to Los
Angeles. After eight years at the most acclaimed French
restaurant L'Orangerie, he opened Sweet Temptations in order to
provide the finest French pastries and artisan chocolates to hotels
and restaurants throughout Southern California. At the same time
he was an instructor at UCLA teaching pastry classes.
Sweet Temptations has now been in operation since 1992 and
has earned a reputation for excellence in both quality and service.
For these reasons Yvan was elected Pastry Chef of the Year
in 1995 and 2002 by the French Chef's Association of
Southern California (Club Culinaire Francais). After winning a
contest for best chocolate truffle of the year, Yvan decided to sell
them nationwide.
The story continues on from when Yvan fell in a one thousand
pound chocolate bowl in his early childhood this is probably why
his chocolate truffles are so delicious.
