The holiday spirit is in full swing at West Vancouver’s Temper Chocolate & Pastry this month as owner and lead pastry chef Steven Hodge unveils a new holiday collection featuring a festive lineup of gourmet chocolates, truffles, cakes and cookies.
Back by popular demand for a second year in a row, Temper’s chocolate Advent Calendar is an enchanting showpiece item featuring a colourful countdown display that reveals miniature chocolates and confections behind each window. Signature Advent Calendars are priced at $65 or can be customized with an assortment of your preferred chocolate flavours for $70 and up. As Temper will be creating a limited number of Advent Calendars this holiday season, pre-orders are required and must be placed before Friday, November 27.
Temper will also be making spirits bright with novelty Christmas time chocolates, decadent truffles, seasonal cookies and two traditional European-inspired cakes: sugar-dusted Christmas Stollen ($25 for small, $35 for large), an authentic German fruitcake made with orange, marzipan and almonds; and Bûche de Noël ($45), a classic Yule log cake available in three deliciously decadent flavours – Salted Caramel, Chestnut, and Pear and Hazelnut.
Temper Holiday Collection
Signature Holiday Showpieces
Advent Calendar
German Christmas Stollen
Bûche de Noël
Chocolates & Confections
Candy Cane Bark
Mini Chocolate Santa Clauses
Chocolate Lollipops
Chocolate Ornaments
Chocolate Christmas Tree
Frictures (bite-sized chocolates)
Peppermint Patties
Eggnog Truffles
Whiskey Truffles
Festive Cookies
Almond Shortbread Cookies
Walnut shortbread Cookies
Ginger Cookies
Holiday Hours
Temper Chocolate & Pastry will be operating with reduced hours during the holiday season. The shop and café will be open December 23 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and December 24 from 7 a.m. to Noon. Temper will be closed from December 25 to 28, will reopen on December 29, 30 and 31, and will close again from January 1 to 4 inclusive.
Website:
https://temperpastry.com/
Photo credit: Jamie Lauren Photography
