What's better than cold ice cream on one of the hottest days of this summer in NYC?? Ice cream from Jacques Torres Chocolate!!!!
I've been the lucky & very happy beneficiary of delicious gifts from Jacques Torres Chocolate but never been inside a store.
I visited the Grand Central Terminal location today - the staff were soo friendly and I was greeted by big smiles.
It's a small store but soo much to choose from (delicious gourmet candy, nuts, popcorn) and you can make your own gift baskets.
Make sure you explore the whole store because the ice cream cart is in the corner.
I got one scoop of strawberry and one coffee - both were delicious and the strawberry was especially refreshing relief on such a humid, sticky NYC day.
Wish I lived closer, definitely worth a detour on LIRR instead of getting out at Penn Station!
I was looking for fine chocolate to taste and I was glad to discover Jaques Torres’s shop.
I definitely liked the chocolate, the tastes were subtle, just the right amount of sugar. His chocolates are not too sweet like the industrial ones and you won’t taste artificial flavor!
I liked the classic hot chocolate, but I found it very sweet which is surprising since the chocolates were well balanced. I liked it more when it became warm, the hot chocolate became creamier and delicious.
One thing I must suggest is kindly change your cups like the one in Starbucks with stopper, you know how NYC streets are busy and any drink won’t survive in this kind of cups, it spilled hot on our fingers while walking to our next attraction.
That being said I haven’t liked much the service, it was cold, almost lazy and mechanic welcoming. I guess the staff was tired and not motivated enough to share the enthousiasme and welcome genuinely their clients, which is a shame.
I’ll try to pass another day for an update hoping things will change in better.
The prices are somewhat high for South American tourists, compared to the premium chocolate price in Brazil or Ecuador. But it is very good and fine chocolate, handmade and without preservatives,made in Brooklyn.
Luxury, creative and avant-garde chocolate.
107 E 42nd St - New York City
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