Calistoga
Fourish Chocolate

Renaissance woman Holly Peterson is a sought-after chef, enologist, entrepreneur, and master chocolatier here in Napa Valley, who caters healthful and elegant repasts for winery and private events and makes scrumptious hand-crafted, and even hand-painted chocolates -- and that is saying a lot in the Napa Valley, where competition is fierce in the winemaking, food and chocolate realms.  Holly does it all with elegance and aplomb, with her platinum client list, including Charles Krug, Chappellet and Schramsberg, attesting to the quality of her gracious presentation and top-quality products.  Holly studied at La Varenne in Paris, and though she is right at home in western-feeling Calistoga, her cosmopolitan and creative spirit coupled with her fine attention to detail reveal a decidedly European flair in her endeavors -- from the best sea salt to the best cocoa.  Holly's Flourish Chocolate is by appointment only.  Get on her email list for Easter -- her handpainted Robin's Eggs are gorgeous -- and other occasions where a gift of luscious, exceptional chocolates is a joyous surprise and where uber quality is de rigeur.  www.flourishchocolate.com