Rockabye Bucktown

Last night, we had family dinner at Mindy Segal’s Hot Chocolate in Bucktown.  She recently was awarded the 2012 James Beard Award for Best Pastry Chef, so I was eager to test out a good portion of the dessert menu.  Apparently, so was Little B.  He demolished a giant marshmallow and loved every second.  To say he was a sticky mess is an understatement. 

After a unique beet salad with shaved cucumber, sour cream and dill, as well as a beautiful piece of grilled salmon over a bed of pea puree, I indulged in a chai hot chocolate.  I wouldn’t typically drink hot chocolate in the summer (on one of the hottest days of the season, no less), but the restaurant was cool and dark and I love anything chai.  Mr. B went with the kale caesar, chicken vesuvio and strawberry pie (if I wasn’t busy cleaning the marshmallow off of Little B’s hands, I would have tried to steal a bite or two!). 

With an updated contemporary look and feel, superior service and award-winning treats, we will definitely find ourselves at Hot Chocolate again and again.

[Apologies for the dark images…the only light available was from the skylights above our table!]