Ahhhh, chocolate. I started with a plateful of miniature pastries (everything was miniature): - a cake-like confection that had a layer of chocolate mousse, a layer of strawberry mousse and a very soft chocolate cake, - an almost-cheesecake with a vanilla-banana...

O, check this out: it's the chocolate buffet at The Peninsula Hotel Chicago. Chocolate in every form imaginable: pastries, candies, dipped fruit, liquid hot chocolate, other indescribable forms. I found out about it months ago and tonight my boyfriend is finally...