LEADIN:

North America's chocolate market is growing and this Easter luxury chocolate stores are cashing in.

They're offering traditional and modern hand-painted eggs at hundreds of dollars, flavoured with organic ingredients such as rose petal, verbena and champagne.

STORYLINE:

LA's luxury chocolate stores are gearing up for the Easter holidays with a range of tempting treats.

This year, about eight in ten U.S. adults plan to celebrate, spending an average of $151 USD per person, on everything from candy and clothing, to cards and flowers, according to a report by the country's National Retail Federation.

Total spending on Easter in the United States is projected to hit $18 billion.  

And chocolate is a big part of the festivities - especially for the under-35s.

This Easter, andSons Chocolatiers in Beverly Hills is continuing 35 years of family tradition, making luxury eggs.

But this year, the designs and flavours are being modernised for the Instagram generation.

Renowned pastry chef, Kriss Harvey, known as one of America's top ten pastry chefs, left five-star restaurants and hotels to create fine chocolates.

This season, he's specialising in hand-made dripped chocolate eggs.

Some andSons chocolates are made to a recipe with 15 different steps.

Phil Covitz, founder of andSons Chocolatiers, says this Easter people are looking for customized eggs and inventive flavors.

"We have two lines of chocolate - both are very interesting," he says.

"Our first line's modern take on classic chocolates, where we do molded pieces. They're all hand painted, and we use very interesting flavors on the inside. A Yuzu Verbena is one of our most popular items.

"We do salted caramels, we have speculoos cookie (Belgium cookie with hazelnuts and milk chocolate), so they all have very interesting flavor combinations with beautiful appearances."

They use organic ingredients from speciality providers around the world, including the local farmers market in Santa Monica, California.

Monogrammed Easter baskets go for $65 to $120 USD a piece.

At the newly-opened Beverly Hills Teuscher, Chocolates of Switzerland, a luxurious Easter is on the menu.

The Swiss company has nineteen stores worldwide, its Beverly Hills location is co-owned by actor Tom Gallop and Tara Margolin.

Known as one of the world's most luxurious chocolate brands, the shop attracts some of Hollywood's leading celebrities.

Every Monday, shipments of old-world artisan chocolates arrive from Switzerland.

They include chocolate eggs with Dom Perignon Champagne cream centers, as well as marzipan eggs and handmade chocolate bunnies.

Margolin designs the handmade basket creations, with prices ranging from just over $200 to just over $650 USD.

The "Butterfly Basket" at $656 USD is the most expensive, and includes truffles, dark chocolate thins and pralines.

The "All Our Eggs in One Basket" at $430 USD, includes chocolate bunnies and a dark champagne truffle egg.

They also offer the "Chicks & Eggs Basket" at $248 USD and the "Dark Chocolate Basket" at $206 USD.

Each day, Gallop can be seen with a tray of sipping chocolate in front of his store, offering tastings to passersby.

He says Teuscher focuses on quality.

"We use the milk of Swiss dairy cows, we source our ingredients from all over the world," he says.

"So, our salt comes from the west coast of France. We have our rose oil in our rose truffles that comes... it's actually a trade secret, but let's just say it's somewhere in Northern Africa.

"We have our oranges, all of our citrus comes from Sicily. So, the fact that they've been doing this for this long... Our champagne truffles are the only truffle in the world with Dom Perignon."

In 2017, the global chocolate market was valued at around $103.28 USD billion dollars, according to Zion Market Research.

It's expected to reach about $161.56 billion USD by 2024.

Los Angeles, California, US - 15 April 2019

1. Mid of large hand painted Easter egg

2. Wide of kitchen staff

3. Close of melted chocolate in pot

4. Wide of chocolate and pastry chef Kriss Harvey making chocolate eggs in kitchen

Beverly Hills, California, US - 15 April 2019

5. Wide of "andSons Chocolatiers" store interior

6. Wide of customers in store

7. Tilt down from egg display to chocolate showcase

8. Close of 24-carat gold leaf egg

9. Wide of store exterior

10. Setup shot of Phil Covitz, andSons Chocolatiers, Beverly Hills

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Covitz, andSons Chocolatiers, Beverly Hills:

"We have two lines of chocolate - both are very interesting. Our first line's modern take on classic chocolates, where we do molded pieces. They're all hand painted, and we use very interesting flavors on the inside. A Yuzu Verbena is one of our most popular items. We do salted caramels, we have speculoos cookie (Belgium cookie with hazelnuts and milk chocolate), so they all have very interesting flavor combinations with beautiful appearances."

12. Mid of classic chocolates in showcase

13. Wide of modern chocolate showcase

14. Close of passion fruit caramel

15. Close of speculoos cookie

16. Pull out to wide of modern colourful chocolate gift boxes

17. Close of vegan chocolates

18. Pull out of baskets

19. Close of three hand painted eggs

20. Mid of hand painted eggs

Los Angeles, California, US – 15 April 2019

21. Mid of chef making handprinted eggs in kitchen

22. Mid of tray used to smooth out chocolate

23. Wide of chef spraying eggs

24. Close of chef spraying eggs

25. Close of egg tray being flipped over

26. Close of chocolate being poured into egg tray

27. Close of filling being poured into egg

28. Mid of chef putting filling into egg

29. Close of filling egg

30. Mid of chef taking eggs out of tray

31. Mid of chef placing eggs on table

32. Close of chef slicing egg open to show inside

33. Close of inside of egg, showing layers of filling

Beverly Hills, California, US - 15 April 2019

34. Pull out of Beverly Hills Teuscher, Chocolates of Switzerland store exterior

35. Wide of store interior

36. Pull out from chandelier to interior and Easter display case

37. Setup shot of Tara Margolin (left) and Tom Gallop (right), Co-Owners of Beverly Hills Teuscher, Chocolates of Switzerland

38. Close of Margolin

39. Mid of magazine article

40. Pan left of boxes being delivered

41. Mid of table with all types of eggs

42. Close of champagne truffle eggs

43. Close of marzipan eggs

44. Mid of decorative nostalgia eggs

45. Close of chocolate rabbit

46. Close of low relief sculpture bunny chocolate bar

47. Mid of Margolin making basket

48. Close of Margolin placing bunny in basket

49. Pull out of four different baskets

50. Close of butterfly basket

51. Close of "all our eggs" basket

52. Close of chicks basket

53. Close of dark chocolate basket

54. Tilt down of Gallop to mixing chocolate

55. Wide of Gallop handing out samples to pedestrians

56. Tilt up of pedestrians trying samples

57. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Gallop, Co-Owner Beverly Hills Teuscher, Chocolates of Switzerland:

"We use the milk of Swiss dairy cows, we source our ingredients from all over the world. So, our salt comes from the west coast of France. We have our rose oil in our rose truffles that comes... it's actually a trade secret, but let's just say it's somewhere in Northern Africa. We have our oranges, all of our citrus comes from Sicily. So, the fact that they've been doing this for this long... Our champagne truffles are the only truffle in the world with Dom Perignon. It came to Dolf Teuscher in a dream, I mean there's all this folklore and fable that comes along with Teuscher. So, for us to be able to kind of continue the tradition - it's just a real honor."

58. Mid of woman tasting chocolate

59. Close of milk and dark chocolate bunnies

60. Wide of display case with chocolate bunnies in milk, dark and white chocolate

LEADIN:

North America's chocolate market is growing and this Easter luxury chocolate stores are cashing in.

They're offering traditional and modern hand-painted eggs at hundreds of dollars, flavoured with organic ingredients such as rose petal, verbena and champagne.

STORYLINE:

LA's luxury chocolate stores are gearing up for the Easter holidays with a range of tempting treats.

This year, about eight in ten U.S. adults plan to celebrate, spending an average of $151 USD per person, on everything from candy and clothing, to cards and flowers, according to a report by the country's National Retail Federation.

Total spending on Easter in the United States is projected to hit $18 billion.  

And chocolate is a big part of the festivities - especially for the under-35s.

This Easter, andSons Chocolatiers in Beverly Hills is continuing 35 years of family tradition, making luxury eggs.

But this year, the designs and flavours are being modernised for the Instagram generation.

Renowned pastry chef, Kriss Harvey, known as one of America's top ten pastry chefs, left five-star restaurants and hotels to create fine chocolates.

This season, he's specialising in hand-made dripped chocolate eggs.

Some andSons chocolates are made to a recipe with 15 different steps.

Phil Covitz, founder of andSons Chocolatiers, says this Easter people are looking for customized eggs and inventive flavors.

"We have two lines of chocolate - both are very interesting," he says.

"Our first line's modern take on classic chocolates, where we do molded pieces. They're all hand painted, and we use very interesting flavors on the inside. A Yuzu Verbena is one of our most popular items.

"We do salted caramels, we have speculoos cookie (Belgium cookie with hazelnuts and milk chocolate), so they all have very interesting flavor combinations with beautiful appearances."

They use organic ingredients from speciality providers around the world, including the local farmers market in Santa Monica, California.

Monogrammed Easter baskets go for $65 to $120 USD a piece.

At the newly-opened Beverly Hills Teuscher, Chocolates of Switzerland, a luxurious Easter is on the menu.

The Swiss company has nineteen stores worldwide, its Beverly Hills location is co-owned by actor Tom Gallop and Tara Margolin.

Known as one of the world's most luxurious chocolate brands, the shop attracts some of Hollywood's leading celebrities.

Every Monday, shipments of old-world artisan chocolates arrive from Switzerland.

They include chocolate eggs with Dom Perignon Champagne cream centers, as well as marzipan eggs and handmade chocolate bunnies.

Margolin designs the handmade basket creations, with prices ranging from just over $200 to just over $650 USD.

The "Butterfly Basket" at $656 USD is the most expensive, and includes truffles, dark chocolate thins and pralines.

The "All Our Eggs in One Basket" at $430 USD, includes chocolate bunnies and a dark champagne truffle egg.

They also offer the "Chicks & Eggs Basket" at $248 USD and the "Dark Chocolate Basket" at $206 USD.

Each day, Gallop can be seen with a tray of sipping chocolate in front of his store, offering tastings to passersby.

He says Teuscher focuses on quality.

"We use the milk of Swiss dairy cows, we source our ingredients from all over the world," he says.

"So, our salt comes from the west coast of France. We have our rose oil in our rose truffles that comes... it's actually a trade secret, but let's just say it's somewhere in Northern Africa.

"We have our oranges, all of our citrus comes from Sicily. So, the fact that they've been doing this for this long... Our champagne truffles are the only truffle in the world with Dom Perignon."

In 2017, the global chocolate market was valued at around $103.28 USD billion dollars, according to Zion Market Research.

It's expected to reach about $161.56 billion USD by 2024.

Los Angeles, California, US - 15 April 2019

1. Mid of large hand painted Easter egg

2. Wide of kitchen staff

3. Close of melted chocolate in pot

4. Wide of chocolate and pastry chef Kriss Harvey making chocolate eggs in kitchen

Beverly Hills, California, US - 15 April 2019

5. Wide of "andSons Chocolatiers" store interior

6. Wide of customers in store

7. Tilt down from egg display to chocolate showcase

8. Close of 24-carat gold leaf egg

9. Wide of store exterior

10. Setup shot of Phil Covitz, andSons Chocolatiers, Beverly Hills

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Covitz, andSons Chocolatiers, Beverly Hills:

"We have two lines of chocolate - both are very interesting. Our first line's modern take on classic chocolates, where we do molded pieces. They're all hand painted, and we use very interesting flavors on the inside. A Yuzu Verbena is one of our most popular items. We do salted caramels, we have speculoos cookie (Belgium cookie with hazelnuts and milk chocolate), so they all have very interesting flavor combinations with beautiful appearances."

12. Mid of classic chocolates in showcase

13. Wide of modern chocolate showcase

14. Close of passion fruit caramel

15. Close of speculoos cookie

16. Pull out to wide of modern colourful chocolate gift boxes

17. Close of vegan chocolates

18. Pull out of baskets

19. Close of three hand painted eggs

20. Mid of hand painted eggs

Los Angeles, California, US – 15 April 2019

21. Mid of chef making handprinted eggs in kitchen

22. Mid of tray used to smooth out chocolate

23. Wide of chef spraying eggs

24. Close of chef spraying eggs

25. Close of egg tray being flipped over

26. Close of chocolate being poured into egg tray

27. Close of filling being poured into egg

28. Mid of chef putting filling into egg

29. Close of filling egg

30. Mid of chef taking eggs out of tray

31. Mid of chef placing eggs on table

32. Close of chef slicing egg open to show inside

33. Close of inside of egg, showing layers of filling

Beverly Hills, California, US - 15 April 2019

34. Pull out of Beverly Hills Teuscher, Chocolates of Switzerland store exterior

35. Wide of store interior

36. Pull out from chandelier to interior and Easter display case

37. Setup shot of Tara Margolin (left) and Tom Gallop (right), Co-Owners of Beverly Hills Teuscher, Chocolates of Switzerland

38. Close of Margolin

39. Mid of magazine article

40. Pan left of boxes being delivered

41. Mid of table with all types of eggs

42. Close of champagne truffle eggs

43. Close of marzipan eggs

44. Mid of decorative nostalgia eggs

45. Close of chocolate rabbit

46. Close of low relief sculpture bunny chocolate bar

47. Mid of Margolin making basket

48. Close of Margolin placing bunny in basket

49. Pull out of four different baskets

50. Close of butterfly basket

51. Close of "all our eggs" basket

52. Close of chicks basket

53. Close of dark chocolate basket

54. Tilt down of Gallop to mixing chocolate

55. Wide of Gallop handing out samples to pedestrians

56. Tilt up of pedestrians trying samples

57. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Gallop, Co-Owner Beverly Hills Teuscher, Chocolates of Switzerland:

"We use the milk of Swiss dairy cows, we source our ingredients from all over the world. So, our salt comes from the west coast of France. We have our rose oil in our rose truffles that comes... it's actually a trade secret, but let's just say it's somewhere in Northern Africa. We have our oranges, all of our citrus comes from Sicily. So, the fact that they've been doing this for this long... Our champagne truffles are the only truffle in the world with Dom Perignon. It came to Dolf Teuscher in a dream, I mean there's all this folklore and fable that comes along with Teuscher. So, for us to be able to kind of continue the tradition - it's just a real honor."

58. Mid of woman tasting chocolate

59. Close of milk and dark chocolate bunnies

60. Wide of display case with chocolate bunnies in milk, dark and white chocolate