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    Hot Chocolate

    Lesley Balla is the editor of Tasting Table LA , an email newsletter.  She recommends the following places for hot chocolate: Compartes   912 South Barrington Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90049-5504 (310) 826-3380 Jin Patisserie 1202 Abbot Kinney Boulevard Venice, CA 90291-3366 (310) 399-8801 ChocolateBox 714 Foothill Blvd La Canada…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Lesley Balla is the editor of Tasting Table LA, an email newsletter. She recommends the following places for hot chocolate:

    Compartes

    912 South Barrington Avenue

    Los Angeles, CA 90049-5504

    (310) 826-3380

    Jin Patisserie

    1202 Abbot Kinney Boulevard

    Venice, CA 90291-3366

    (310) 399-8801

    ChocolateBox

    714 Foothill Blvd

    La Canada Fltrdg, CA 91011-3404

    (818) 790-7918

    There is also a Malibu location.

    Intelligentsia

    3922 West Sunset Boulevard

    Los Angeles, CA 90029-2242

    (323) 663-6173

    There is also a Venice location.

    Equator Cafe

    22 Mills Place

    Pasadena, CA 91105-1910

    (626) 564-8656>

    For marshmallows Lesley likes Little Flower Candy Co.'s Coffee Marshmallows.

    Evan's Cioccolata Densa

    1 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder Brut (very dark)

    1 Tablespoon fine Corn Flour (can use rice flour or cornstarch)

    3-6 oz Chocolate of your choice

    1-3 Tablespoons sugar (depending on how bitter the chocolate is and how sweet you like your drink)

    1/2 cup water

    1 cup Milk, Cream, or Half-and-Half

    Music Break: Fickle Ghost by Psapp

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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