Page 22 - Jackpot Magazine South ~ February, 2023

Coast Candymakers is sweet spot to shop
By Lori Beth Susman
GULFPORT — Red velvet truffles, apples coated with caramel and chocolate, and chocolate-covered Oreos are just a few of the luscious treats available at Coast Candymakers. Located across the street from Island View Casino Resorts, the candy shop is the perfect stop for those looking for a sweet gift to give (or keep) for Valentine’s Day.
Pastry chef Denise Pharr and her team have been busy dipping,
rolling and sprinkling to
meet all the Valentine’s
or white. For Valentine’s Day, the strawberries come packaged in a heart- shaped box ready for gift giving.
The chocolate-covered strawberries are so popular, in
fact, last year more than 800
dozen were sold in the three-
day period prior to Valentine’s
Day. That doesn’t include all
the strawberries sold in the weeks leading up to the holiday. The candy team spends hours before the shop
Pharr said they get requests for sweets that will be served at Mardi Gras balls and parties, football parties, and even baby showers. Her team can prepare candy platters that are colorful and tasty for all sorts of special occasions. Along with the cookies, truffles and strawberries, there are pralines, turtles, rice cereal treats, chocolate-covered oversized marshmallows and a variety of fudge, all carefully prepared
and made fresh.
Coast Candymakers also has an
assortment of sugar-free treats. And, inside Island View, the The Sweet Stop in the Promenade offers many of these treats, as well.
Coast Candymakers is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 7 p.m. This year, the shop will be open on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Call (228) 314-2100 at least 48 hours in advance for trays and other special requests.
tails, Parmesan potato souffle, and roasted baby vegetables. And the shared dessert is tiramisu featuring hazelnut Piroulines and dark and white chocolate almond bark. The wine for evening is Mirassou Red Blend.
The restaurant will be open Feb. 14 from 5 to 9 p.m. Reservations are recommended, and can be made by calling (228) 469-2777, ext. 2870.
Treasure Bay
Make this Valentine’s Day memorable with a romantic dinner in The Den at Treasure Bay. The three-course prix fixe menu features a choice of entrée: 14-oz. certified Angus beef center cut strip steak with a Dungeness crab cluster ($68), veal piccata Milanese with angel hair pasta ($45), or gulf trout amandine topped with jumbo gulf shrimp ($42), each served with soup or salad and dessert. A wine pairing is also available. This holiday treat will be available from 4 p.m. to midnight.
Day orders, as well as
the Mardi Gras special
orders and more. The
best-loved sweets by far
are the chocolate-covered
strawberries. These plump,
juicy berries can be covered
in a variety of chocolates —
milk, dark, white, and even
mango chocolate, which
Pharr said is a big seller. All strawberries are dipped by hand, then striped in red, pink
Valentine’s Day Dining, from Page 20
blackened scallop pasta ($36) or herb-garlic lamb chops ($55).
Stalla has an indulgent three-course meal. Dinner begins with a frutti de mare followed by braised short ribs. Dessert is a ruby raspberry opera torte ($75). This special menu is available from 4:30 to 10 p.m.
And, Jia is offering three featured menu offerings on Valentine’s Day from 4:30 to 10 p.m. Guests can choose from crab- stuffed pan-seared flounder, sweet and sour chicken or surf and turf featuring an 8-oz. filet, crispy potatoes, Chinese broccoli and Siberian prawns with a yuzu reduction.
Reservations for all are required and may be placed by visiting beaurivage.com or by calling (888) 952-2582.
End date night with a late-night Valentine’s Party in EIGHT75. From 3 to 1 a.m., EIGHT75 will host a romantic evening with live music. Guests can enjoy
even opens to make sure enough berries are covered, striped and boxed.
An assortment of truffles also makes a nice gift. Red velvet are favorites, but flavors also include carrot cake, banana pudding, lemon, brownie cookie dough and more. And there are the cookies — Oreo and Nutter Butter — that are dipped in white or milk
$5 Prosecco by the glass or a package for $300 including Veuve Cliquot champagne, charcuterie board and chocolate truffles.
Silver Slipper Casino Hotel
Silver Slipper Casino Hotel has Valentine’s Day dinner specials in the Jubilee Buffet and Blue Bayou Bar & Grill on Tuesday, Feb, 14. The Jubilee Buffet has Dungeness and snow crab, along with the complete buffet offerings, from 4 to 9 p.m. for $49.95.
In the Blue Bayou Bar & Grill, a surf and turf dinner for two ($99) will be offered on Valentine’s Day. Each guest starts with an appetizer of brandied crab and brie bisque, followed by an arugula salad with strawberries, spiced pecans, crisp prosciutto, and goat cheese, with a champagne vinaigrette. The entrée to share is cocoa- and cracked pepper-crusted twin petite filets crowned with Danish blue cheese fondue and balsamic gastrique, two broiled lobster
Mardi Gras tray with chocolate-covered truffles, strawberries and cookies.
chocolate and
always a hit with shoppers.
then decorated. Those are
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