| Feb. 10, 2004 | Roker on the Road, Food Network, Chocolate | |
| February 2004 | Food and Wine,
Bay Area Chocolate Binge by Abe Opincar What sets these truffles apart is the contrast between their rough-hewn appearance and the delicate way Gorce flavors them. The bergamot in his Earl Grey truffle is subtle. The raspberry in his raspberry truffle doesn't bring on the sharp dissonance you sometimes get when chocolate is paired with berries. |
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| January 2004 | C&H Sweet Spot,
Baker’s Profile: Chef Jean-Marc Gorce and Casimira Gorce Jean-Marc and Casimira Gorce brought the pride of France to San Francisco’s North Beach district when they opened XOX Truffles, Inc. in 1998. |
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| Oct. 14, 2003 | Fine Living, San Francisco Walking Tours | Feb. 16, 2003 | Bay Area Backroads with Doug McConnell, Mangia North Beach |
| Feb. 7, 2003 | The Courier Journal, Chocolate Fantasies by Sarah Fritschner Dark chocolate is ultra-dark. White chocolate is delicious, too. Don't miss the totally-vegan truffle made with soy milk. Hey! That's good for you, right? |
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| January 2003 | VIA Magazine, Truffles and Flourishes by Bill Gottlieb While you're in the city, don't miss XOX Truffles Inc., where Jean-Marc Gorce makes 27 flavors of bite-size truffles so scrumptious he was declared one of the 10 best chocolatiers in America by Chocolatier Magazine. |
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| February 2002 | 7X7 San Francisco Magazine, Getting your Fix by Jessica Mikels Truffles come intricately wrapped in ornate packaging. They're the perfect sexy treat for nighttime rendezvous with your special sweetie. |
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| December 2001 | Food and Wine, Best Chocolate Shop Discoveries by Jessica Blatt The chocolates at XOX Truffles in San Francisco look like chunks of gravel, but they taste remarkably smooth. They're made from Cocao Barry chocolate, in 27 sublime varieties - from creme de framboise to coffee crunch. |
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| September 2001 | The Rosengarten Report, Forget the Seven Deadly Sins: Behold the Seven Greatest Chocolate in America by David Rosengarten But, old or new, you definitely need to know about them-for they are producing unbelievably delicious, very artisanal, exceedingly idiosyncratic chocolate truffles. And nothing else. |
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| March, 2001 | Chocolatier Magazine, Ten of our Favorite Artisan Chocolatiers by Joan Steuer As authentic French truffles should be, XOX truffles are small, slightly irregular shaped, hand-rolled treasures with a dense ganache center that quickly melts into rich buttery softness in your mouth. |
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| 2001 | gocalifornia.about.com, XOX Truffles by Betsy Malloy Boiling cream is poured over chocolate and flavoring, the mixture is mixed and cooled, shaped into irregular shapes that look like giant raisins, then rolled in cocoa powder or other coatings. Voila! Chocolate heaven, tiny bite-sized truffles with melt-in-your mouth fillings. |
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| Nov. 19, 2000 | Sacramento Bee, Mangia! North Beach by Stephanie McKinnon McDade Next up, a little flavor of France. ... where many will leave their hearts. This is XOX Truffles, Inc., where one bite of chef Jean-Marc Gorce's confections makes knees go weak. |
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| October 2000 | Departures Magazine, Chocolate Kisses What a boon for chocolate lovers that they did. His handmade chocolates are rich, delicate, and filled with 27 flavors, from a totally addictive caramel to coffee crunch, Earl Grey, and Hazelnut. |
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| January 2000 | VIA Magazine, Fabulous Food Tours by Jennifer Reese And there's nothing Italian about XOX Truffles, a pocket-size storefront where Jean-Marc Gorce—who owns the shop with his wife, Casimira—demonstrates how he prepares his melting confections with cream, chocolate, and cognac. |
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| December 1999 | The Global Gourmet, I Love Chocolate by Stephanie Zonis Forget about those giant, overdecorated monsters sold in some places; these are petite, irregularly-shaped, unassuming jewels of flavor and richness. The thin chocolate shell surrounds a dense, rich filling that will leave you hungry for more...go ahead, they're small! |
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| July 1999 | San Francisco Bay Guardian, Best Binge for a Buck No bulky, hood ornament-sized shell of chocolate will keep you from the good stuff. Instead, slip directly into pure, deep, cocoa-dusted chocolate bliss, gently kissed with a range of flavors from Earl Grey (a citrusy hint of bergamot) to crème de menthe, cognac, and framboise |
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| March 1999 | gocalifornia.about.com, Chocolate Heaven in San Francisco - XOX Truffles by Martha Bakerjian The shop is warm, cozy, and inviting. I had a great hot chocolate and James had an espresso made with Graffeo Coffee from across the street. But the best part was the free truffle that comes with each drink. |
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