We went down to Soho today for a couple hours to make some reference pictures for my projects (various grass-roots and pseudo-grass-roots visual communications - see examples below), and stumbled on another manifestation of the chocolate craze consuming NYC. A few of us in our circle have been dramatically affected — Blanca and Ayshe, in particular, spend hours at Max Brenner, consuming hot chocolate, “chocotails”, chocolate soup, chocolate crepes and other deadly delights. Well, this is to warn you of yet another outpost of the chocolate monster - The “Cacao Bar” (http://www.mariebelle.com) - cafe and chocolate shop. The environment is quite agreeable, as you can see. Hot mocha chocolate (“European style,” water, not milk-based) was thick and satisfying. One bite off a slab of rich be-nutted milk chocolate was a murder by sweetness: it took me a few minutes sitting there speechless and stunned to regain my senses. This is serious stuff, my friends, and it’s out there to get us!..
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