Sunday, January 13, 2002


let's take a moment on this chill windy day to talk about warm chocolate cake. . .

while the so-called chocolate lava cake is by now a common object -- small, light, with its own warm chocolate sauce oozing from its center when you spoon into it -- i still feel it's my duty to test 'em out whenever i see one on a menu. and such is the case at the local tapas bar, tinto. i just dropped in for some tapas after evening yoga. . .the tapas is ok. . .

when there is was, the chocolate lover's cake. slightly smaller than a cupcake, served with a splash of strawberry sauce, and a tiny smidge of ciao bella vanilla ice-cream rolled in crushed, lightly roasted almonds. just as light as a feather, with the warm river of molten chocolate sauce pouring like a torrent out onto the plate. . .it has a rich chocolate taste, but perhaps lacks a perfect unctuousness?. . .i told mr. right, this isn't valrhona!

i asked what chocolate they used to make it. . .diamond semi-sweet was the answer. imagine what wonder they could have made if they stepped up to the big v! what perfume for the senses! still, if you're in the neighborhood, i recommend this cake for a nice, light but still intense chocolate fix.

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