photo provided by Michael's Cuisine
Ancho Chocolate Mousse
In times like these — we’re talking February, of course, the month of love, romance, and maybe getting lucky — our thoughts turn to the most important course of a meal: dessert. This is the course that closes the game, that seals the deal. Falter here and your special Valentine’s Day dinner may just end in a peck.
To ensure your meal ends on a magical note, we offer this list of some of the city’s sexiest desserts:
Ancho chocolate mousse
Local chef Michael Thomson’s ancho chocolate mousse is as much a visual showstopper as it is a decadent wonder. The mousse is made with dark Belgian bittersweet chocolate, espresso, Kahlua, and a hint of ancho chile, giving it a slight bite. For Valentine’s Day, the mousse will be served in a ginger snap basket, surrounded by a lake of raspberry sauce and chocolate shavings.
3413 W. Seventh St.
Butter cake
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House
Don't think traditional cake. Think sponge cake — circular in shape and springy and moist inside, slightly crispy outside. A scoop of butter pecan ice cream sits on top, side by side with a dollop of whipped cream. All rest in a moat of decadent-to-the-last-drop caramel sauce.
812 Main St.
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Dessert Tamale
Dessert tamale
Just as Reata’s tenderloin tamales are mandatory meal-starters, the Texana restaurant’s super-indulgent dessert tamales — stuffed with a housemade chocolate bread pudding — are required to satisfactorily finish them off.
310 Houston St.
Butterscotch pudding
Chef Blaine Staniford does wonders with dessert at this all-class downtown spot. Case in point: His housemade butterscotch pudding, crowned with a Marcona almond crumble and served with a rich dulce de leche sauce and a scoop of salted caramel gelato.
777 Main St.
