9 years after launching a catering enterprise in Palo Alto, chocolatier Ursula Schnyder has returned to the town along with her award-winning sweets.
Sweet55, a confectionery that additionally serves pastries, muffins, cookies, espresso and chocolate drinks, has expanded to the City & Nation Village buying middle. The unique store opened in Half Moon Bay in 2016, and the chocolate manufacturing stays there.
“Sweet55 has grown exponentially during the last 5 years,” stated the Switzerland-raised Schnyder, CCO (chief chocolate officer), in her announcement in regards to the new location. “It made a lot sense for us to increase to the central Bay Space the place most of our prospects come from — and the place our story started.”
The store makes Swiss-style, small-batch candies utilizing sustainable, high-quality “grand cru” chocolate, garnering reward within the type of two Good Meals Awards in 2018 and 2019 and a Sofi Silver Award in 2021.
Among the many distinctive items are the Eiger, a “snow-capped” chocolate named after the well-known mountain within the Swiss Alps, full of gianduja and orange caramel; the California Republic, a darkish ganache with olive oil, Meyer lemon and rosemary; the Earl Gray, with 72% darkish ganache and almond praline; and the Final Swiss, a milk ganache with Swiss pear brandy, vanilla and mountain salt.
The store additionally makes collections of single-origin candies from Africa to the Americas; Florentine confections; and alphabet candies for sending candy messages of thanks and congratulations.
Particulars: Open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 10 a.m. to five p.m. Sunday at City & Nation, 855 El Camino Actual, Palo Alto. www.sweet55.com