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Things You Can Dunk In Chocolate

Recently I made a trip to Max Brenner’s in New York City. It’s a really crowded place right below Union Square that smells exactly like the chocolate river in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory must have. You walk in and you are almost knocked off your feet by the smell of glorious, untouched, amazing chocolate.

If you’ve never been here, I ask, WHY NOT!? It’s an amazing centralized holy ground for chocoholics in the tri-state area. If you can dream it, the chocolate man can do it. Max Brenner is so proud of his chocolate he actually puts a drawing of himself on the napkins. You’d have to be really confident and really love your product to have it wiped on you from other people’s faces. But he is rightly proud. This is some of the best chocolate I’ve ever had.

Just typing this makes me want to go there and see the chocolate flowing through the pipes (yes, I said pipes) from one end of the store to the other and order the most amazing fondue.

They bring it to you in huge vats of either milk, white, or dark (or all three if you’re feeling up to it!) with a plethora of things to dunk in it, shove in your mouth, and wipe on those Max Brenner napkins.

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Cupcakes and…Beer?

A friend of mine recently sent out the ole general facebook message/birthday party invitation which seems to be the new way to do things. (Call me old fashioned but I still enjoy looking at the Garfield party invites in stores.) It said that the party would be held at this “new and cool place” called Sweet Revenge. This is a place that focuses on cupcakes and alcohol. Sure they have a brunch menu and so on but really, the reason to go is for the menu entirely comprised of beer and cupcake pairings.

No, I’m not kidding. It’s like an adult Willy Wonka Factory. They also have a menu section that pairs wine with their signature and artisan cupcakes. You know, for the more discerning palate. Me? Give me a great Mayan chocolate cupcake and bottle of Young’s Double Chocolate Stout and I’m a happy camper. This whole idea, this whole dessert and alcohol idea should be taking off far more than it is, to be honest. I mean who doesn’t love a good brew and a bunch of frosting? But it seems that if you want the best of these few and far between dessert bars and bars, you need to head to Sweet Revenge.

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