Hot Chocolate Festival 2016

Hot Chocolate Festival 2016 - Chocolate Arts

Chocolate Arts is a fairly big cafe with a big chocolate bar (including many Valentine's Day packages). They are participating in the 2016 Hot Chocolate Festival and I tried their "Creamsicle" this afternoon.
TIP: You can ask for the hot chocolate to be split into two cups. Pretty handy if you are trying several flavours.

Creamsible ($7.95)

It's white chocolate! So no real chocolatey flavour here, and in the end it tasted like a sweet vanilla drink. The accompaniments were tastier. Overall, unless you really like white chocolate (is that even real chocolate?), give this a pass.
Blood orange sorbet was bitter-refreshing like cold grapefruit. After getting a taste of it, I put my portion into the hot chocolate and... it just vanished. Couldn't really taste any change to the hot chocolate. So, don't waste it like that -- or ask for more, I guess.
Bitter Orange Macaron was rather tasty, with a strong chocolate flavour accompanying the orange flavour.

2016-Feb-7 Chocolate Arts - Hot Chocolate Festival 2016

2016-Feb-7 Chocolate Arts - Hot Chocolate Festival 2016 - one order of Creamsicle, split into two cups

2016-Feb-7 Chocolate Arts - 'nuts' about you

2016-Feb-7 Chocolate Arts - valentine's bowl

2016-Feb-7 Chocolate Arts - wall artwork near door

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