We frequently find ourselves stopping at Kakao Chocolate to pick up a box or two (OK, sometimes three) filled with an assortment of velvety truffles and chewy chocolate-coated caramels – or perhaps a pound of crisp sheets of chocolate bark swirled with fragrant nuts or laced with ginger. But this Saturday, Nov. 21, from 6 to 10 p.m., Kakao owner Brian Pelletier invites you and your S.O. to his café in Fox Park to enjoy plated desserts (each under $7) featuring his out-of-this-world artisanal chocolates. At Kakao Date Night, couples can indulge in decadent delights like chocolate bread pudding, custardy milk chocolate cremosas, dark chocolate tortes and a host of other sinful selections. Forget dinner and a movie – kindle romance with Kakao. Reservations are recommended; call 314.771.2310 or visit the café’s Web site.
– Ligaya Figueras
This article appears in Nov 1-30, 2009.