A New Cuisine Soho tour called Sweet Walks is lead by Linzi Jean Fastiggi, center. One of the many stops is at MarieBelle Sweets on Broome Street in Soho, where Vicki Hughes, left, and Hunter Hughes, of Orlando, Fla., sample the hot chocolate. The Hugheses are on their honeymoon. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
The bacon and chocolate candy at Vosges Haut-Chocolat in Soho, one of the stops on the Sweet Walks tour. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Chocolate Santas cool in their molds at Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven in New York. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Sweet Walks guide Linzi Jean Fastiggi, center, leads guests on a chocolate tour of SoHo. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
The chocolate designs at MarieBelle Sweets on Broome Street in Soho are individually hand-painted. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Chocolate bars are wheeled down the sidewalk outside of Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven on Hudson Street, one of the stops on the Sweet Walks tour. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
