il Bicerin
This morning, a friend mentioned il bicerin, a Piedmontese coffee and chocolate drink. It’s been mentioned in the NBC Olympic coverage, and the commentators seem to think it’s delicious.
There’s an article by David Lebovitz about it with a picture that definitely looked delicious, so I figured I’d try it. I chopped up a few ounces of dark chocolate, melted it in a cup of milk, boiled it down while whisking, brewed a few shots of espresso, whipped some cream, and mixed it all together in a few rocks glasses (I, er, don’t actually have good glass cappuccino cups, which I really ought to fix).
Turns out it’s just as delicious as it looks, and about as close to mainlining chocolate, sugar, and caffeine as you’re ever likely to get.
Do yourself a favor and try it immediately.