The Art of Chocolate |
Love at First BiteThe Art of Chocolate at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Valentine’s Day has never really been about you. It’s obviously in your best interest to shower your special someone with necessary fanfare, but you might as well make arrangements for an activity you’ll both enjoy. It’s hard to go wrong with the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park’s annual chocolate buffet. The hotel’s award-winning pastry chef Laurent Richard dazzles your palate with the world’s most cherished aphrodisiac in 22 different ways for this year’s “The Art of Chocolate“. Chocolate saffron napoleons, chocolate cheesecake balls, and crunchy chocolate pots de crèmes give you an inkling of this sumptuous smorgasbord. You’ll need a drink to wash this all down, and Laurent’s chocolate Bananas Fosters martinis may not cut it, so a bottomless glass of champagne adds further sparkle to the already decadent experience. Rise Bar on the 14th floor serves as the ideal romantic setting, and has been outfitted with chocolate sculptures and artwork for the occasion. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer breathtaking panoramic views of the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, and the lights of Downtown Brooklyn sparkling in the evening sky. If the chocolate and bubbly combo proves too intoxicating, there sure are worse places to be stuck than the Ritz. |
