The process
XOCO’s chocolate
There will be pastries and tortas and churros at Rick Bayless’s new street-food shack, XOCO*. But there’s one thing the restaurant’s chefs are doing that nobody else in the city can touch: They’re making chocolate from raw cocoa beans. Here’s how it happens.
By David Tamarkin. Photographs by Martha Williams.
*XOCO (pronounced SHO-ko) is slated to open at 449 N Clark St this month.
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There are three variations of the chocolate - I loved the one with milk and an extra shot of chocolate. Divine. It's tough to find good chocolate drinks in Mexico (unless you prefer chocolate made with just water) and as he's doing with othe XOCO items, Bayless doesn't so much present food as it's served/eaten in Mexico, but something with a "twist" of his that's been added. A solid selection on an "iffy" menu overall.
I really want to taste the chocolate but have had no luck as the lines are so long to get in. Mr Bayless - H E L P!!!
Another helpful review: http://www.cafemagazine.com/index.php/articles/84-0909/298-xocos-unexpected-delights
Holy wow does this look good. Can't wait to try it!