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Chocoholics ahoy!
COMPILED BY NIMI KURIAN
PHOTO: K.ANANTHAN
ANYTIME TREAT: Any way you like it.
Slices of chocolate pizza. Syringes that squirt liquid chocolate into your mouth. Warm double chocolate fondue. Israeli restaurateur Max Brenner's new chocolate bar off New York's Union Square, Chocolate By The Bald Man, caters for chocoholics of all ages - and is pretty much a disaster for anyone trying to watch their weight. "I believe chocolate for people is not just about taste. It's about memories, about fantasies, about fun," the bald-headed Brenner told Reuters as he melted, mixed and poured a variety of chocolate concoctions. "People want the whole chocolate experience. A ritual. So I created a ceremony around chocolate with special cups and utensils." Hot chocolate is served at his restaurants in oval-shaped cups tapered at one end called "hug mugs" that are cradled in hands. Coffee comes in "kangaroo cups" with a pouch or shelf for chocolate. Ice cream popsicles come with bowls of melted chocolate, chocolate waffle balls and caramelised pecan bits.
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