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    Not your grandma's Valentine's Day box of chocolates

    In Los Angeles, Valerie's Confections makes and ships thousands of pounds of chocolate each Valentine's Day. But this is not your grandma's run-of-the-mill box of chocolate. This year, 1950s pin-up girls and black-and-blush hearts inspired Valerie Gordon's collection.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Feb 10, 2017 • 1 min read

    In Los Angeles, Valerie's Confections makes and ships thousands of pounds of chocolate each Valentine's Day. But this is not your grandma's run-of-the-mill box of chocolate. This year, 1950s pin-up girls and black-and-blush hearts inspired Valerie Gordon's collection.

    Music: "Burial (Instrumental)" by Mike Snow and "Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time" by The Spinners

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    4. 24:06Cúrate
    5. 35:23Collards and kimchi and shumai deviled eggs
    6. 50:17Jonathan Gold dines at Hatchet Hall in Culver City
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Not your grandma's Valentine's Day box of chocolates
    1. 0:00Not your grandma's Valentine's Day box of chocolatesYou’re reading this
    2. 8:24We eat with our ears
    3. 16:01The market report: Marrakech limonettes
    4. 24:06Cúrate
    5. 35:23Collards and kimchi and shumai deviled eggs
    6. 50:17Jonathan Gold dines at Hatchet Hall in Culver City
    Back to Good Food