Woodhouse Chocolate
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Woodhouse Chocolate is an upscale chocolate shop in Napa Valley, California popular with celebrities like Steven Spielberg
. Founded by John Anderson, a former winemaker and graduate of Claremont McKenna College
and his wife and chocolate chef Tracy Wood Anderson, a graduate of Scripps College
.
The store, in St. Helena, was inspired by the movie Chocolat
.
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
. Founded by John Anderson, a former winemaker and graduate of Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles...
and his wife and chocolate chef Tracy Wood Anderson, a graduate of Scripps College
Scripps College
Scripps College is a progressive liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges. Scripps ranks 3rd for the nation's best women's college, ahead of Barnard College, Mount Holyoke College, and Bryn Mawr College at 23rd on the list for...
.
The store, in St. Helena, was inspired by the movie Chocolat
Chocolat
Chocolat is a 1999 novel by Joanne Harris. It tells the story of Vianne Rocher, a young mother, who arrives at a fictional insular French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes with her six-year-old daughter, Anouk...
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Customers
- Vice President Dick Cheney
- Pierce Brosnan
- Priscilla Presley
- Star Jones
- Madonna (has packed samples in her guests' party bags)
- Kate Capshaw and husband Steven Spielberg
External links
- Woodhouse Chocolate-- The official website
- In-depth article-- From Claremont McKenna College'sClaremont McKenna CollegeClaremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles...
"CMC" magazine