For those who love to discover the world of chocolate, Joan Coukos is almost as French as chocolate - both are an art form, an institution in the world of cocoa.

Joan's search for beauty and tranquility, for pleasing customs and lasting values, kept her there, where passions range from the most intensely flavored dark chocolate ganaches to the most delicate fresh creams.

There are no mass assembly lines here - no preservatives, no artificial ingredients. Only the finest quality of chocolate, butter, spices, nuts, purees and flavors.

Each of the individual pieces created each week is lovingly made for that one instant when the flavors, texture and aromas explode in a moment of pure pleasure.