During that time, Torres also attended culinary school to earn a Master Pastry Chef degree.

[6] In 1986, Torres was the youngest person ever to win the Meilleur Ouvrier Pâtissier de France competition.

[8] In 2000, Torres left Le Cirque to open a chocolate factory and retail shop in Brooklyn, New York.

He is a member of the Académie Culinaire de France [fr], and in 2003 the James Beard Foundation inducted him into the Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America.

The show was taped in the United States and France, occasionally in Torres's home region of Provence.

Its primary focus is on extravagant chocolate-based desserts, including chocolate sculptures, centerpieces, and other edible artwork.