360812 Tue Jan 16 16:44:24 -0800 2007 8 19 Outer Boroughs 0 2194068 Now that it's finally getting a little chilly in NYC...I stopped in at Verandah Deli (the little red take-out place next to Cobble Hill park, on Clinton St near Warren in Cobble Hill) for hot chocolate. The best I've had in NYC...and just $1.50 for a small (i.e., normal coffee-cup-size)! Real Valhrona chocolate, frothed up with whole milk--thick, delicious, not too sweet. And not so ungodly rich that you can't finish it--I like Jacques Torres' version OK, but it's way too rich for me to get to the bottom of even a small cup. Your hot chocolate thoughts, hounds? Tue Jan 16 16:44:24 -0800 2007 25849 dixieday2 1 2194134 I happen to love Torres' Wicked Hot Chocoloate, but it is a bit pricey. We recently had an Italian hot chocolate in D'Amico's on Court and Degraw. It was excellent. But, be careful. They have two hot chocolate dispensers. One, is run of the mill stuff and the other is the real deal, with a machine constantly whipping real chocolate. Tue Jan 16 17:03:28 -0800 2007 2194068 17085 Matt M. 2 2194233 I love d'Amico, but I'm just not keen on that Italian HC. It always strikes me as being like a cup of hot Hershey's syrup! Sweet Melissa's is tasy, if unremarkable. I think Tea Lounge has some HC bells and whistles, but I don't know any more than that, not being a fan of the spot. Tue Jan 16 17:29:17 -0800 2007 2194134 24515 sadie 1 2194505 So far, the best hot chocolate I've had in the slope is at Cocoa Bar. I've also tried the stuff at the chocolate room, and while pretty good, Cocoa Bar is definitely my favorite (particularly the mint.) Tue Jan 16 18:30:25 -0800 2007 2194068 12918 Offbalance 1 2194958 Torres' hot chocolate is sinfully amazing to the point that it can almost be too intense. Tue Jan 16 20:20:23 -0800 2007 2194068 20346 bhill 1 2195066 Seriously, Valrhona for 1.50? Very Cool, I'll have to check it out! Tue Jan 16 20:42:31 -0800 2007 2194068 23134 monicabyrne1101 1 2197978 Jacques Torres on Water Street in Dumbo has the best I've found. It's $2.50, but it's so good, it's worth it. In the warmer months, they make "Iced Hot Chocolate" which is as good as the hot chocolate. Wed Jan 17 17:38:35 -0800 2007 2194068 33810 brooklyn1966 2 2198028 Verandah deli also makes delicious iced hot chocolate in the summer. Wed Jan 17 17:46:33 -0800 2007 2197978 16610 dimples 1 2198936 I never tried the hot chocolate, but most of the food @ the red deli is better then average, a bit more gourmet then your traditional NY-style deli. Don’t forget to try their prepared foods and soups. The owner also owns Nova Café, which is decent, on Warren & Court. Wed Jan 17 20:52:25 -0800 2007 2194068 13761 MShapiro