My first official food post for the blog, just so happens to not be for a meal I had in NYC, but in another wonderful city, Chicago. Over Labor Day weekend I made a trip out to the windy city to visit a close friend and on Saturday night we followed dinner with a most exquisite dessert spot, Hot Chocolate. Mindy Segal of Hot Chocolate in Wicker Park was nominated for the 2007-2008 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef, and boy was that deserved. After much debate, and with the help of our waiter, my friend, Jessica, ordered the creme brulee and I ordered the Chocolate #1. Our very friendly waiter even comped us with a dessert of his choosing, a blueberry mousse, which was his seasonal favorite. The desserts were so delicious and presentation was impecable. The Chocolate #1 featured a chocolate ganache tart stuffed with a chocolate souffle and served with a salted caramel ice cream and a homemade pretzel. Need I say more? The slight salty flavor of the ice cream and pretzel were a delightful touch to the very decadant chocolate. The ambience in this darkly lite restaurant was very romantic and modern and I was pleased to hear that beyond their extensive dessert menu was also a dinner, lunch, brunch, and cocktail menu. Oh, and did I mention there is hot chocolate on the menu as well?
Mindy's Hot Chocolate
1747 N Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
773.489.1747
1747 N Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
773.489.1747
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