Chocolat Chaud

Bad lighting~ imagine super dark chocolate

I'll Have What Phil's Having

Have you seen this show yet?

I am totally obsessed!

Probably even more obsessed than

I am with  

The Great British Bake Off.

Probably not a surprise to 

anyone that I am a 

cooking and baking show fanatic.

But this one!

This one just nails it for me.

I can't wait for Mondays,

of all days

for a new episode to air.

This past Monday Phil was in Paris 

and the first place Phil

wanted to go was to Angelina's

on the Rue de Rivoli 

for French hot chocolate.

 You can watch the episode 

on the PBS link.

So of course, me being me,

I went on a blood hound search to

find out what was so special 

about French hot chocolate.

I found out

it's nothing like American

powdered hot chocolate mixes,

not that I'm opposed to said hot chocolate

on a cold rainy night.

But this French concoction is in

an entirely different category.

I dug around in the cupboard, found some

70% Green & Blacks dark chocolate,

pulled out the Guittard cocoa powder

and threw in the last of my

milk chocolate with caramel stash, 

instead of sugar.

There's oodles of recipes online, 

including Angelina's, Laduree,

Lebovitz, Dorie Greenspan,

the list goes on.

I have one of these sets packed away

It's hot chocolate alright,

but with a completely sophisticated element.

Now I understand the exquisite French 

enameled and glazed chocolate pots

that look like fine china coffee pots.

If you want a truly decadent and rich

cup of cocoa, 

have what Phil's having.