Just in time for the arrival of most miserable of winter months, this week kicked off City Bakery’s annual Hot Chocolate Festival, which will continue throughout the month of February. Every day, they’ll feature a new, innovative hot chocolate flavor to warm your shivering insides. Today’s flavor, espresso, might sound a bit been-there-done-that, but a majority of the rest of the list will certainly make it difficult to settle for that powdered gunk in the comfort of your own home. Upcoming flavors range from the mouthwatering: banana peel, Earl Grey tea, creamy stout, and ginger, to the truly puzzling: Moulin Rouge, Shangri-La, and Ode to the Polar Bear.

If you’re a knitter as well as a chocolate lover, be sure to mark your calendar for February 18th when, for $30, you’ll receive a full meal, dessert, a knitting party, and of course all the hot chocolate your heart desires. For the record, the flavor that night is darkest dark chocolate, so while I’m not a knitter, you might catch me crashing that party!

Posted by: Kim Partrick
Price: $
Location: 3 West 18th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves.)
Type of Food: Dessert
Veggie Friendly? Y
www.thecitybakery.com
For a complete list of upcoming hot chocolate flavors, visit www.hot-chocolate-festival.com.