I’m going to keep this short and sweet. If you like hot chocolate, you should go to City Bakery this month. It’s located at 3 West 18thStreet in Manhattan, and right now they’re in the midst of their annual hot chocolate festival. Each day in the month of February they offer a different flavor of hot chocolate, from banana peel hot chocolate to cinnamon rum hot chocolate to something called Ode to the Polar Bear hot chocolate.
I have to admit, I’m a bit of a hot chocolate purist. And by purist, I mean reverse snob, because I often prefer cocoa mixed with water to fancier, thicker, hot chocolate. In Italy I once had hot chocolate so dense it resembled warm brownie batter. Don’t get me wrong, I love brownie batter, but not when I want hot chocolate.
But City Bakery’s flavors are fun and adventurous, and in this cold, cold month, what could be better than a nice warm cup of cocoa? What’s the most interesting kind of cocoa you’ve ever sampled? And should I someday go to Serendipity 3 for frozen hot chocolate? Discuss!
And by me for F’ed in Park Slope, a post about checking out a singles mixer at the Brooklyn Game Lab.
And by me for F’ed in Park Slope, a post about checking out a singles mixer at the Brooklyn Game Lab.
February 14, 2014 at 6:24 pm
Wow, I would love to go that bakery and try some of those hot chocolates! It is one of my favorite drinks (probably because I don't like coffee). I also want to try a frozen one! Yum!
February 16, 2014 at 9:02 pm
I'm not a coffee drinker either, so hot cocoa keeps me going, especially in the winter!