handcrafted artisan chocolates
our process
Grumpy Chocolatier is a small batch artisan chocolate studio in Los Angeles, where craftsmanship and creativity come together. Every bonbon is made in small batches, hand shelled, hand painted, and crafted over four days of careful work. There are no shortcuts here, only patience, practice, and a whole lot of love for the process.
I use premium Felchlin couverture chocolate and thoughtfully selected ingredients, including real fruit purées, teas, spices, nuts and house made caramels and pralines. Flavor begins with the people who grow and care for the cacao.
By supporting Grumpy Chocolatier, you are also supporting fair wages for cocoa farmers and helping to end child labor in the chocolate industry, one bonbon at a time.
find us
Grumpy Chocolatier is a home based artisan chocolate studio in Downtown Los Angeles, offering hand painted bonbons in both familiar and unexpected flavors. We don’t have a storefront (yet), but you can catch us popping up around the city with boxes full of bonbons.
We offer shipping within California and United States. Local pickup is available for confirmed orders, along with limited Downtown Los Angeles delivery.
Follow us on Instagram @grumpychocolatier for upcoming pop-up dates, new collections, and behind-the-scenes peeks from the kitchen.
about esther
Hi, I’m Esther, the artist and Los Angeles chocolatier behind Grumpy Chocolatier.
With a background in fine arts from Art Center College of Design, I approach chocolate as both craft and creative expression. I’m a self-taught chocolatier, and I began making chocolate at home during the pandemic. I started learning through books, videos, and plenty of trial and error. That journey is what inspired the name Grumpy Chocolatier.
Travel is a big part of my creative process. I visit chocolatiers around the world and bring back local ingredients to my kitchen in Los Angeles, transforming those experiences into chocolates that are thoughtful, a little unexpected, and meant to be shared.