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Monday, February 2, 2009
Marshmallow Heaven, original art, 5" x 7"In the interest of serious, intensive research and for your benefit, kind PB readers, I felt I must avail myself of the opening night of the month-long HOT CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL held annually since 1990.
At CITY BAKERY NYC!
I first heard the festival was about to begin over at Paris inhabitant, master pastry chef and chocolate expert, David Lebovitz's. And the drooling began...
Did I mention that City Bakery is at 3 West 18th Street, just footsteps from 5th Avenue FYI?
Owner/creator Maury Rubin was on hand giving out free tastes of the various flavors of the night.
For the month of February you can taste:
Banana Peel, Earl Grey Hot, Beer, Vanila bean, Ginger, Lemon, Bourbon, Cinnamon, Caramel, Tropical, Love potion, Sunken Treasure, ChocoVivo, Malted Milk, Milk chocolate hot chocolate...Grand Finale to be decided Feb 28th
And did I mention there are hand-made marshmallows to accompany your hot chocolate rather than the usual whipped cream?
YAHOO!
( I don't happen to like whipped cream and as Merisi of Vienna, an expert in all things mitt shlag says, it dilutes the hot chocolate! Who knew?)
For starters, I had a FREE! "flight" of hot chocolate flavors-
Ginger, Chilli, Beer,...oh heck who can remember?
Traditionalist that I am, I went with the "original" hot chocolate...
Here Rusty does the honors...OH YUM!
By the way, before he does THE POUR, he airates the hot chocolate with a mini whip.
I can easily pass up the mitt shlag but never the marshmallow!
TA DA!
How did it taste you want to know?
It's just the best damn hot chocolate you can find in New York (baring La Maison du Chocolat, which is once a month experience)
This I could have everyday...sigh
There are fabulous accompanyments to your hot chocolate like these home made chocolate chip cookies.
But I showed some discipline...
And these heavenly looking lemony apple tarts.
At CITY BAKERY NYC!
I first heard the festival was about to begin over at Paris inhabitant, master pastry chef and chocolate expert, David Lebovitz's. And the drooling began...
Did I mention that City Bakery is at 3 West 18th Street, just footsteps from 5th Avenue FYI?
Owner/creator Maury Rubin was on hand giving out free tastes of the various flavors of the night. For the month of February you can taste:
Banana Peel, Earl Grey Hot, Beer, Vanila bean, Ginger, Lemon, Bourbon, Cinnamon, Caramel, Tropical, Love potion, Sunken Treasure, ChocoVivo, Malted Milk, Milk chocolate hot chocolate...Grand Finale to be decided Feb 28th
And did I mention there are hand-made marshmallows to accompany your hot chocolate rather than the usual whipped cream?YAHOO!
( I don't happen to like whipped cream and as Merisi of Vienna, an expert in all things mitt shlag says, it dilutes the hot chocolate! Who knew?)
For starters, I had a FREE! "flight" of hot chocolate flavors-Ginger, Chilli, Beer,...oh heck who can remember?
Traditionalist that I am, I went with the "original" hot chocolate...
Here Rusty does the honors...OH YUM!
By the way, before he does THE POUR, he airates the hot chocolate with a mini whip.
I can easily pass up the mitt shlag but never the marshmallow!
TA DA!How did it taste you want to know?
It's just the best damn hot chocolate you can find in New York (baring La Maison du Chocolat, which is once a month experience)
This I could have everyday...sigh
There are fabulous accompanyments to your hot chocolate like these home made chocolate chip cookies.But I showed some discipline...
And these heavenly looking lemony apple tarts.But I showed some restraint...
Maury Rubin by the way has a gorgeous book out on tarts...
LOOK!
Maury Rubin by the way has a gorgeous book out on tarts...
LOOK! To-die-for French toast carmelized up the whazoo!
But I showed a sense of responsibilty...ahem
As far as the hot chocolate went, I threw caution to the wind and gobbled it ALL UP vite vite vite!
As far as the hot chocolate went, I threw caution to the wind and gobbled it ALL UP vite vite vite!~
PS
If you go, tell em PB sent you!
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