Redemption

My first visit to The Chocolate Room was not a good first experience but sometimes it's worth a 2nd chance. As we were seated, the waiter served us a complimentary chocolate sorbet which gave us a taste of things to come. I read the chocolate layer cake was their signature dessert and it's made fresh daily. The chocolate was rich and smooth; the cake was moist and perfectly sweetened. This is one of the best chocolate layer cakes I've had.

Cobble Hill: 269 Court St., Brooklyn (btw Butler/ Douglass)

KYO....TOOFFFUUUUU

Kyotofu is a unique restaurant serving both sweet and savory specialty tofu dishes. The simplicity of soya bean can be transformed into a fancy tofu dessert in the hands of the japanese. Their signature creamy sweet tofu blends perfectly with the black sesame tuile and kuromitsu black sugar syrup topped with dried apricot. 

Continued with several small bits of summer sweet corn cheesecake; warm miso chocolate cake; tofu ice cream; and green tea panna cotta. 

Amaaazing.... my craving for tofu has finally reached it's satisfaction.

 

Clinton: 705 9th Ave, NY (btw48th & 49th St.)

The Chocolate Room

I've read 5 stars reviews about this new The Chocolate Room, so i was tempted to see if it's living up to its rating. Special of the day, orange flavored tiramisu and chocolate pudding. Tick tick tick.... my friend's cappuccino-like macchiato and my tea pot are emptying out. After waiting for an 1/2 hour, our pre-made desserts had finally arrived .... tada.... with a piece of chocolate finished touch.

....... Disappointed. I can't taste any espresso in the orange flavored tiramisu and the texture is more like a custard. Nothing like a tiramisu. Being in an old Italian neighborhood and having tiramisu on the menu.... is already a nono, unless you can make an awesome twist to the tiramisu. And  the chocolate pudding is just ordinary.

Cobble Hill: 269 Court St, Brooklyn (btw Butler/ Douglass)