A Really Big Tart for Valentine’s Day

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in a big way with this fruit tart from Panos Pastry. It will serve as many as 15 people, so you can pick one up for a last-minute party dessert tonight. At no extra charge, Panos will add a greeting written on a “card” made of white or dark chocolate. This is good to remember for future events like birthdays, when you want a customized dessert. The crisp, cookie-like tart shell is lined with pastry cream, then topped with concentric circles of peach slices, fat red grapes, kiwis and strawberries, making it fresh and pretty.

Fruit tart, $20, at Panos Pastry, 5150 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 661-0335. Also at 418 S. Central Ave., Glendale, (818) 502-0549.