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Halloween Treats Come with Sweet Prices

Festive desserts are on the holiday menu in Culver City.

$3.75 Halloween Cupcakes at Essential Chocolate Desserts

Ghouls and goblins of all ages can satisfy their sweet tooth with holiday-themed goodies at Essential Chocolate Desserts. From specially designed cupcakes ($3.75) and ding dongs ($5)—which have gone to the “dark side,” according to the shop—to “spook-tacular” drinks, including Vamp-i-ccino (red velvet latte) and Monster’s Revenge (spiced chocolate mocha), these treats are far from tricks.

Essential Chocolate Desserts, 10868 Washington Blvd.; 310-287-0699

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$2 Pumpkin Pie Bites at Platine Bakery

Who said autumn’s famous pies had to come in slices? is offering up a fall-friendly treat with its pumpkin pie bites, which are $2 each. But that delicious gourd isn’t the only pie-based item on the menu. Apple hand pies are selling for $3.50 each, and a spiced pear and MOX farm black fig tart are also available.

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Platine Bakery, 10850 Washington Blvd.; 310-559-9933

$8.75 for Orange and Chocolate Wafers at See’s Candies

Chocolate and citrus have come together at See’s for a special Halloween treat. The candy shop is spotlighting these festive cookies for the holiday season. The wafers are covered in a mix of dark chocolate laced on top of orange fondant. Another limited-time treat are the pumpkin pie truffles, which are $10 for an 8 oz. box.

See’s Candies, 6000 Sepulveda Blvd. (Westfield Mall, Level 2); 310-391-2264

25 percent off at Foody Field Trips

Foody Field Trips, a tour group that guides food-loving crowds around downtown Culver City (and Pasadena), is celebrating its first birthday and wants to offer customers 25 percent off ticket prices. Regularly priced at $65 per person, the Foody Field Trips tour takes visitors to six tasting locations over three-plus hours to experience the varied cuisines in the area. Just visit the website and enter the code HBDAYFFT to receive the discount. Hurry, though—the deal expires Friday, Oct. 21 at 11:59 p.m. PST.

Foody Field Trips, info@foodyfieldtrips.com; 818-863-6639

Laura Clark is the Founder & Editor at L.A. Story.

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