MQS, it's in DUMBO. Wonderful chocolate shop, owned by one of the world's greatest chocolatiers. The hot chocolate is pretty much melted chocolate and milk, or at least tastes like it. You can get it in regular or wicked- the wicked has spices and chili powder in it, and it's incredible! And in the warm months, he does frozen hot chocolate, also available in Wicked. It is a little bit of heaven, right here on earth.

Mexicans do it right, chocolate on meat!

Posted By: PetShopBoyOK, hold on, now....

Why don't you'se take your 'chocolate talk' into another thread now....

See, I don't normally get all crazy about "off topic" stuff, but this thread is CLEARLY labelled 'BBQ' and 'Woodburning'....etc, etc, so forth and so on.....

Worry not, I'd happily contribute to a fondue thread and yummy chocolate things, but here isn't all that 'thread appropriate'....move along, move along...

:-P

eh o, who you talkin' to???

alright, you guys are going to get psb in a freaking tizzy!!!

BBQ BBQ BBQ!

Posted By: tr60You gotta try it PSP. My bf made a rub, with chocolate and some other spices, i dont know if Mole is in it. I just heard chocolate n loved it.
Its so good on chicken n bbq'ed.

NO.

Law status: Laid down.

Posted By: PetShopBoy

Posted By: tr60You gotta try it PSP. My bf made a rub, with chocolate and some other spices, i dont know if Mole is in it. I just heard chocolate n loved it.
Its so good on chicken n bbq'ed.

NO.

MORE FOR THE REST OF US, :p.

i'm cracking up here! you guys can get anybody out of a funk.

::::shifts more suspicious eyes and waves tongs::::

You don't know. Eats my Butt and you'll understand!!!


I don't think that came out the way I intended....

:::throws hands up::::

Genius is never understood in its time....

I have been enjoying this whole thread! LOL!!!!

We got take out from The Woodburning pit. The Ribs were very tender and tasty. The chicken was also very good. We had the rice and FF as sides. ( they have a special ribs,chicken, rice and fries. I think its 14.99.) also tried the red beans they're a keeper too.

Posted By: Kevo also tried the red beans they're a keeper too.

That's not a good thing with beans :(

Ordered last night- food was un-freaking-believable. And there was enough for dinner for two nights. I'll probably be ordering from there once a week.

Though traditional mole isn't barbecue, you CAN use the basic flavors in the application (we carry a mole dryglaze for just such a purpose and it's phenomenal). I've normally had it as a sauce that can be poured over barbecued meat, and made right, it doesn't taste like chocolate at all.

J Torres is overrated. I used to work for him, and there are FAR better chocolate shops in NYC. And I bet they pay better than minimum wage. That man's markups are ridiculous.

Posted By: JustMeMexicans do it right,chocolate on meat!

yes she did

what about that chocolate place on union square? I've been tempted......

My neighbor (the BBQ ribs guru) ate at Woodburning Pit tonight and said it was excellent. He showed me the menu and the prices were attractive as well.

observations

1) went to the Bald Man chocolate place on Union Square. Its simply too, too crowded. Extremely long wait time. And chocolate is not even their main food! Its a regular restaurant with a side menu of chocolate which mostly comes out of the espresso/cafe side of the kitchen. Or, at least thats what it seemed like to me.

2) Churascurria in Tribeca--there's actually three or four brazilian places in Tribeca; two of them right next to each other. But you can't. . i don't know. . really get down and dirty there with your meat.

3) That picture though. . damn look at that capheirhenia on the table. . slurp. . forget the lame side dishes but keep the drink

4) Indeed, welcome all new BRT'ers who are BBQ equipped! Sounds like a serious cadre of BBQ talent, previously unknown of, at the south end of Bay Ridge!

I think there should be a mega BBQ between you all, this summer . . to make up for the one that GCI BLEW OFF last year

5) Who can like BBQ but not like pork BBQ??

6) Kinda agree, keep chocolate off the grill. Just no good. Let a mexican deli make you a mole if you need it.

That's all.

Went to this place last night. My husband and cousin loved it. We started out going to Buttermilk Channel on Court Street but they were so crowded and couldn't seat us for 1 hour so we headed out in that area looking for another restaurant to go to. Every place we tried was mobbed. Came back to BR and went to the Pit. I met a couple I know from a long time ago in there and they had just finished eating and said they like the food. They also said they went to many places on Smith Street after Ikea to go to dinner and every place was crowded. Driving home on 3rd Avenue I saw that just about every restaurant I looked in on in Bay Ridge, except Tanoreen, was empty. That is sad.

went to the pit this afternoon for take out. bf loved it, boys not so much. i introduced myself to the owners/workers and mentioned this website and she said that she had a full house the night before. ha, the peeps from BRT! i told her the website address and i hope she'll post soon.

edit to say: we went after going to the alpine to see mall cop (very cute!!). that place is a total dump.

eck, they don't have the heart to even sweep :-(

Posted By: tr60My boyfriend loves to BBQ/Smoke meat (he's a chef) I try to convince him to open up a BBQ spot on 94th n 4th were that bar was. But he knows the reality of opening a resturant. =(
If you walk down 93rd sometimes you can smell the wood chips when hes BBQ'ing.

ooh you must be a neighbor of mine...I'll have to follow the scent sometime. hehe :)

We can never have enough threads about cooked meat.....mmmmmmm

Depending on the meat you are talking about....

bklyngirl, think pizza store type of place in description for eating there. About 12 tables for 2. They have beer and will have sangria soon.

<blockquote><cite>Posted By: citygirl</cite>About the markup of Jacques Torres. Isn't he putting ingredients together to make a unique product? To me a ridiculous markup is charging $10 for a $2 bottle of sherry wine vinegar.</blockquote>

Sometimes you're paying for product, sometimes you're paying for name, and sometimes you're paying for both. We wanted to bring in his brownie mixes for the shop (which are produced by King Arthur Flour using his recipe and image), and the wholesale cost was close to $15. I'm sure if we were a big volume retailer like Whole Foods or Fairway we could probably get it for closer to $10, but to make cover my costs plus rent, insurance, payroll and the million other things I have to pay for each month, I'd have to charge $20, which is unreasonable, considering that most of the wholesale cost is licensing.

I guess it's also really easy to be bitter when you work in a factory for minimum wage, are given 15 minutes to eat, no overtime, constantly being screamed at (watch Hell's Kitchen and you'll understand what happens in high end kitchens), and you see your boss pull up once in a blue moon in a fancy imported sports car wearing clothes that cost a month's salary. But it's a very French Chef philosophy- you don't work for them for wages, you work there for the honor of working under such an esteemed chef. I just wish honor could pay the bills.

As for sherry wine vinegar- it can run from $2 to $200, probably more, though I've yet to see it. It's just like any wine shop- there's a big difference between cooking wine and a premium vintage bordeaux. If you're using a tablespoon of it in a marinade or a soup, you should use the cheaper stuff. But if you're using it in a dressing, or eating it straight as a cheese accompaniment, you should go with a higher quality one.

If anyone has a few extra bucks to splurge on chocolate, my personal favorite is Vosges Haut-Chocolate (they have two shops in the city, but you can get them online: http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/). The philosophy is travelling the world through chocolate, and it is a completely unbelievable sensory experience. Plus, they make my favorite chocolate item of all time: Mo's Bacon Bar- Deep Milk Chocolate, Applewood Smoked Bacon, & Alderwood Smoked Sea Salt. They just added a chocolate bacon pig, but I haven't tried it yet.