Serious Eats: New York
12 Days of Hot Chocolate: Jacques Torres
Editor's note: This concludes our 12 Days of Hot Chocolate series. We end on the classic Jacques Torres.
From left: "Classic" hot chocolate and "Wicked." Hardly distinguishable.
Price: $3 (for eight ounces), $4 (for twelve ounces), or a free ounce-ish sample
The Deal: Jacques confidently calls his hot chocolate "famous." It's part of the title. If you like your cocoa super thick, almost pudding texture, then the adjective is rightfully earned. Similar to the Dessert Truck's version, this is a throat-coater. The staff uses the powder mix for sale in tins in the shop for $18, with a 2-to-1 milk-to-powder ratio. Personally, I'm weak and cannot handle a whole cup. Maybe I'm just not a chocofreak? I was guzzling water just to wash down a few ounces in the little "shot" cups. The spicier "Wicked" flavor isn't sucker punch spicy, but the chili pepper loiters in a friendly way.
Jacques Torres
66 Water Street, Brooklyn NY 11201 (map)
350 Hudson, New York NY 10014 (at King Street; map)
285 Amsterdam Avenue, New York NY 10023 (b/n West 73rd and 74th Streets; map)
jacquestorres.com
Previously
12 Days of Hot Chocolate: Shake Shack
12 Days of Hot Chocolate: City Bakery
12 Days of Hot Chocolate: Vosges Haut Chocolat
12 Days of Hot Chocolate: One Girl Cookies