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Hot Chocolate: Dessert

Jun 06, 11

Chocolate #1: Chocolate Souffle, Salted Caramel Ice Cream, and a Housemade Pretzel

Posted by Edmund in Bakeries & Sweets, Chicago, Chicago, Chocolate, Eclectic, Featured Articles, Other Chocolate Treats, Restaurants

Cuisine: Dessert, American. Location: 1747 North Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647-5508. Price: $11 for desserts, $6 for hot chocolate. I’ve already mentioned my nearly unbelievable Chicago burger hop, where I took down a whole five burgers in one day. Well, at the last leg of my journey, Hot Chocolate, I also managed to add in a...

MarieBelle Cafe: Aztec Hot Chocolate

Feb 23, 11

Posted by Edmund in Bakeries & Sweets, Chocolate, Featured Articles, New York City, Other Chocolate Treats

Cuisine: Eclectic; Chocolate. Specialty: Aztec Hot Chocolate. Location: 484 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013-2253. Price: $6/$8/$9 for Small/Medium/Large Hot Chocolate. While in NYC, I had my fair share of decent chocolate treats. I could not, however, seem to find a great hot chocolate. I had even gone to Jacques Torres, the...

Jacques Torres Cafe

Feb 10, 11

Posted by Edmund in Bakeries & Sweets, Chocolate, Featured Articles, New York City, Other Chocolate Treats

Cuisine: Chocolate. Specialty: Hot Chocolate. Location: 2 in NYC. I went to the one at 350 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014. Price: $3-$3.50 for Hot Chocolate, $2.50 for the Mudslide Cookie. When you’re in the mood to relax, there’s nothing quite like a cup of hot chocolate. I don’t know what it is about the drink itself,...

LA Burdick Chocolate Cafe

Dec 23, 10

Posted by Edmund in Bakeries & Sweets, Boston, Chocolate, Featured Articles, Other Chocolate Treats

Cuisine: American Bakery. Specialty: Chocolate (Bon Bons, Cakes, Hot Chocolate, Etc.). Location: 52-D Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Price: $2/$3/$4.50 for Mini/Small/Large Hot Chocolate. I’ve already mentioned my sweet tooth in the past. Sweets are one of those guilty pleasures that I just can’t survive without....

Vosges Haut Chocolat

Dec 19, 10

Posted by Edmund in Bakeries & Sweets, Chicago, Chocolate, Featured Articles, Other Chocolate Treats

Cuisine: Chocolate Café. Specialty: Hot Chocolate. Location: Six Stores in America. Mine was at 951 W. Armitage (at Sheffield), Chicago, IL 60614. Price: $5 for a tall glass of hot chocolate. If there’s one weakness I have, it has to be chocolate. Whenever I enter a chocolate store, I always get swept up by all the...

Venchi Cuban Nougatine-Filled Cigar (mini-review)

Venchi Cuban Nougatine-Filled Cigar (mini-review) Filled Milk Chocolate Italy About $8.60 Good dark chocolate flavor to balance the sweetness of the nougatine. Still, way too sweet, on top of an overly strong hazelnut flavor. It’s satisfying on the first bite, and that’s about the only bite that can be enjoyable. Becomes way too...

Alfajor Blowout!

In Argentina, there are few sweets that captivate the population as much as the simple alfajor, a simple cookie sandwich covered in chocolate and typically stuffed with a layer of dulce de leche or sometimes chocolate. It is literally everywhere, so that, even if you do not like dulce de leche, you will be tempted at one point while...