The energy crisis and the love of chocolate

The last supper. At Alix and Colin's amazing three floor abode, that is, before they move in to the next great place (with a backyard! Imagine dinner on the patio, among the plants and lawn furniture!). At least Alix is one friend who isn't leaving the city, or even the neighborhood. She treated me to some of her week's delightful leftovers, with a springy green and fruit salad. We shared a nice bottle of Montepulciano and watched a disturbing documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car?" According to the doc, we have several guilty parties to blame, including the government, oil industry, car companies, and consumers.

Alix was getting quite steamed as the show went on (I had seen it before), so luckily we had made another famous fruit crisp to cool the tempers. Apple and pear, with a secret weapon in the topping - candied ginger and shredded coconut. It is our dream to make the best fruit tart on the planet. There will surely be some fanfare when that happens.


Our sweet, hot beverage of choice was the "I Like it Spicy" hot chocolate from the Cocoa Bar. If you've ever balked at chilis and cayenne pepper in your hot chocolate, balk no more. This is a thick and frothy chocolate with a hot kick at the back of your throat. Cocoa Bar is a favorite place in the neighborhood that specializes in not only chocolate in all forms - drink, truffle, cake and pie - but also in wine and coffee. The search for happiness is over.

Chocolate sloshing inside, I walked home in the first lovely Brooklyn snowfall of the year!

The Cocoa Bar
228 7th Ave (between 3rd and 4th Sts.)
Park Slope
Brooklyn, New York
718-499-4080
www.cocoabarnyc.com

Who Killed the Electric Car?