Where to find fine hot chocolate
May 13, 2025 | 4:49 pm
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Where to find fine hot chocolate
Some folks are into premium coffee or tea, I like finding a quality hot chocolate in new places. There's a long buried thread on it somewhere, but rather than dig it out, I thought it was time for a new paean to the glories of hot chocolate.
My next trip is to Italy, roaming from Rome to Milan. anyone got a suggestion where to go for cocoa?
My next trip is to Italy, roaming from Rome to Milan. anyone got a suggestion where to go for cocoa?
May 14, 2025 | 12:12 am
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I love hot chocolate too, but rarely order it because it is fattening. I couldn't resist last week when I was having breakfast at an italian cafe in Ventura, California. It was Baci Hot Chocolate. Really rich hot chocolate with a bit of the flavor of Perugina Baci candy, which i love. Plus it came with a little Baci chocolate on the saucer. There's a photo in one of the dining forums.
May 14, 2025 | 2:47 pm
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I love hot chocolate too, but rarely order it because it is fattening. I couldn't resist last week when I was having breakfast at an italian cafe in Ventura, California. It was Baci Hot Chocolate. Really rich hot chocolate with a bit of the flavor of Perugina Baci candy, which i love. Plus it came with a little Baci chocolate on the saucer. There's a photo in one of the dining forums.
May 14, 2025 | 3:12 pm
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I had a nice hot chocolate at a cafe by the Doma in Firenze on a rainy Sunday morning of 9/17/2006. Corner location.
May 14, 2025 | 4:13 pm
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May 16, 2025 | 12:11 am
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perugia is lovely - nice hills. Umbria has great hill towns. Omg Im so excited for your holiday. We spent days in Umbria in both 2006 and 2011. Swoon.
Jun 2, 2025 | 11:05 pm
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Lindt stores generally have quite good hot chocolate, and with circa 500 locations world-wide a bit easier to get to. Plus sell chocolate flakes so you can make your own hot chocolate at home. I have found better, but only single locations that are hard to reach.
Aug 3, 2025 | 10:48 pm
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I did find the Perugina Cocoa powders; they make a range of them, varying in intensity. I saw them in several supermarkets so future cocoa hunters should not have difficulty locating them. I love the recipe for a mug cake on the back of the box of one, haven't made one of those since my kid was in elementary school.
For other dedicated chocoholics, I would recommend the Chocohotel, in Perugia but not at the top of the hill, a bit dated, but with an eye-popping chocolate breakfast buffet. Everyone should have chocolate fondue for breakfast at least once in their lifetime.
Nov 9, 2025 | 9:44 am
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The discussion is here in case anyone is curious — especially as I am certain that at least some of the content may still be useful and valid.
