I'm walking around town yesterday, doing some shopping, taking some pictures. It is cold out. I want something to warm myself up. "Hot Chocolate!" I say, startling some of my fellow pedestrians. Ahead of me next to the Virgin Megastore at Union Square is the Mudtruck. The Mudtruck is an orange and brown UPS-type truck that sells coffee. I don't drink coffee but I've heard their coffee is good.
The Mudtruck sign says "hot chocolate 'the best in ny' $2.00 small". I order one. I regret doing so as soon as I see the guy pumping chocolate syrup/sludge into a cup. One sip and it is in the trash. Another undrinkable New York City hot chocolate.
Why can't I find decent hot chocolate in town? There's no shortage of bad hot chocolate. There's no shortage of great hot chocolate. Where is the respectably good hot chocolate?
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City Bakery - Thick and rich, this is good stuff. Sometimes has an unpleasant aftertaste. February is their Hot Chocolate Festival.
MarieBelle - Tried some today. Made without milk. Sinfully good. 3x the price of City Bakery.
Jacques Torres - Heard it is good. Have yet to try.
Chocolate Bar - Outstanding chocolate flavor. Could be richer. They use Jacques Torres chocolate.
Joe's Homemade - Thick and rich with a hint of spice. This hot chocolate is really nice. Modesty be damned, my hot chocolate is just as good as City Bakery's.
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Mudtruck - Weak. Made with sludge/syrup. Although they used milk can't tell by taste whether it was milk or water.
Zanny's Cafe - Like Mudtruck they claim to have the best in New York. Like Mudtruck their hot chocolate is weak and made with sludge/syrup.
Nussbaum and Wu - Undrinkably bad. So bad I literally had to spit it out. Disgusting. Had I not been two blocks away before trying I would have returned it.
Starbucks - If only they had adopted Pasqua Coffee's hot chocolate as their own when they bought Pasqua up. Pasqua made really good everyday hot chocolate.
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Now that winter is here, I need to go on a quest for good hot chocolate in New York. Suggestions are welcome. I ought to update my html coding skills, too, as this table looks awful.
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