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drink
Grown-Up
Hot Chocolate
La Playa Carmel
Camino Real at Eighth
Carmel • 831/293-6100
www.laplayahotel.com
Photo:
Kelli
Uldall
La Playa Carmel boasts a colorful and
romantic history. Near the main entrance is
the building that once stood as a luxurious
mansion, designed in 1905 by artist Christian
Jorgensen as a gift for his wife, chocolate
heiress Angela Ghirardelli. The hotel staff
strives to keep that history alive in the guest
experience, using Ghirardelli chocolate in
La Playa's homemade cookies and desserts.
One cold winter day while munching on
Ghirardelli bars, General Manager Mary
Crowe and Food and Beverage Manager
Danielle LaClair imagined that flavor in
a hot mug. The result was Grown-Up Hot
Chocolate, with dark Ghirardelli adding an
intense, rich texture, and bartender Chris
Gordon providing the grown-up ingredients.
—Larry Harland
I N G R E D I E N T S :
• 3 oz. Half & Half
• 1 oz. Stoli Vanilla
• ½ oz. Amaretto
• ¼ oz. Tuaca
• 1 pump Ghirardelli Cocoa Syrup
• ½ oz. Ghirardelli Intense Dark
(60 percent cacao).
• Whipped cream
• Nutmeg
P R E PA R AT I O N :
Steam half & half to 140 degrees. While
steaming, add vodka, Tuaca and amaretto.
Fold in chocolates. Gently stir. Top with
whipped cream and dust with nutmeg.
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