Laurent Vals in the News

APRIL 2010

• Annmarie Kostyk's on-line review of Laurent Vals Handcrafted Chocolates

JANUARY 2010

• Laurent Vals Handcrafted Chocolates is listed in "The Chocolate Travel Guide" by Annmarie Kostyk

AUGUST 2009

• "Truffle Pursuit" interview with Laurent Vals for The Newport Mercury
• "Laurent Vals Handcrafted Chocolates" review by Stephanie Zonis for TheFarmGuide.org

APRIL 2009

• "America’s Artisan Chocolatiers: Top Pick of the Week" by TheNibble.com Online Specialty Food Magazine

FEBRUARY 2009

• "Undercover Chocolatiers" by Rhode Island Monthly magazine

DECEMBER 2008

• Business news article in the Newport Daily News

AUGUST 2008

• "BEST EUROPEAN CHOCOLATES OF RHODE ISLAND" by Rhode Island Monthly magazine

DECEMBER 2007:

• Spiced Pear restaurant review from Rhode Island Monthly magazine
  ... "His work, quite simply, is unrivaled in this state."

JULY 2007:

• "10 Scoops of Summer" from Rhode Island Monthly magazine

MAY 2006:

• National chef profile in Pastry’s Best magazine
• Recipes and Techniques of the
  Chocolate Trio in Pastry’s Best Magazine
• Personal congratulations from M.O.F’s Yves Thuries and Jean-Michel Perruchon

FEBRUARY 2004:

• Front cover for Rhode Island Monthly magazine with 8 page feature article
• Plated dessert presentation on COX 3 TV