Jacques Torres Chocolate

The calorie-free experience that you have been waiting for! LOL.

Yes, a sure cure for the winter blues is a fast trip downtown to enjoy something delightful.
One of my favorite new occasional spots is Jacques Torres Chocolate.  It is the quintessential New York experience, as it celebrates the city’s industrial past, and its richly decadent present. The retail store, combined with an active chocolate candy manufacturing plant, is a sweets enthusiast’s delight.  Chocolate is processed from the bean to a finished product onsite.

The elegantly appointed 8,000 square feet of space, has numerous shelves of chocolate covered treats, including cereal, malt balls, and marshmallows.  The individual pieces of chocolate come in squares, hearts, and a dazzling assortment of shapes and artistic patterns.  Chocolate is served up with adorably infectious names like Love Potion No. 9, and Hearts of Passion.  The drink bar offers eight flavors of hot chocolate.  One popular flavor is called Wicked, which is spiced with a hint of chili pepper.  I opt for the Classic, which is far too modestly described as “ a traditional velvety hot chocolate.”  Yes, I highly recommend taking a direct hit of the delicious sweet Classic Hot Chocolate, coupled with a chocolate tart with a shortbread crust, and I can guarantee that it will amaze for days.

350 Hudson Street at King Street, New York
212.414.2462

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