Chocolate of the Day:
1 serving (glass)
PortoFino restaurant
Hot chocolate with Sambuca, brandy, whipped cream
(hot chocolate version of their Caffe Portofino coffee drink)
Very Good - Very Good +
Weight: ~ 8 fluid oz. (237 mL)
Calories: ~ 430 calories (estimate)
Cost: $7.75
Purchased from: PortoFino restaurant, in Carmel, CA
There was something extra transporting about sipping a licorice*-laced hot chocolate in a cottage near the sea. Actually, PortoFino (translation: beautiful door) restaurant was a great restaurant disguised as a cottage, in true Carmel style. Wonderful hot soup + this drink was enough to take the chill off a cool, breezy afternoon.
*Sambuca is an Italian anise-flavored liqueur
In 2006, my daughter bet I couldn't eat a different chocolate each day for a year. I enjoyed that year so much that, after 18+ years, I'm still eating a different chocolate every day. Happily, even after 6,600+ chocolates, there are still many more to try. Thank you to chocolate makers everywhere, and to all who continue to be part of this global adventure.
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