The Greatest Place Ever...

In the daily grind of getting up, going to work, coming home, working out, making dinner and sleeping again, we rarely get a chance to truly appreciate how great the City is. Granted, the fact that it is freezing outside doesn't help us get out, and we're probably better off waiting a few months, but we tend to get lazy in the summer time as well...

Over the Weekend, we took a little adventure around Manhattan. Walked around SoHo and ate at a cute little French Cafe (which I've heard is amazing for it's crepes but for some reason I was in the mood for Salade Nicoise). Then it got cold which cut our walking tour short. We took the subway to Union Square, where we were going to go into the Cafe inside the Virgin Mega Records for shelter and something warm to drink...but instead we discovered the greatest place ever! It is a restaurant devoted purely to Chocolate! How could I have never seen this place before?!? It is honestly worth a visit even if you're not as crazy about chocolate as I am. There is regular food there, but there's no point in just going to eat a sandwich. You miss out on the entire experience! They have a range of Hot Chocolates - in milk, dark or white chocolate, which you can enjoy on their own or with a variety of tasty treats. They have spicy Mexican hot chocolate, Italian hot chocolate, Toffee hot chocolate and much much more. They have chocolate cocktails, chocolate coffees and serve them in a variety of interesting mugs (I got mine in a "hug" mug, which was (is?) apparently used in the Chocolate Drinking Ceremony - I wasn't told exactly where or when it was traditionally used, but I'll take their word for it!). I recommend ordering a not so chocolately snack if you are going for the hot chocolate - we got banana bread and it was perfect! If you want to go all the way, they have cake, icecream, fondue, bagels with chocolate, Chocolate Pizza and a variety of other delights. They also have a store in the front where they sell chocolates, gift boxes and tons of fun stuff...it is honestly one of the most interesting places I have ever been to. Lets put it this way - I think I know where I'm celebrating my Birthday next year!