Chocoholics, get ready to binge. The Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival returns this month, and it’s bigger and tastier than ever.
A total of 25 local cafes, bakeries and chocolate shops are offering up 59 crazy variations on hot chocolate over the 30-day festival, Jan. 16-Feb. 14. This marks the sixth instalment of the homegrown fest, which seeks to elevate humble hot chocolate to new heights.
Try a distinctly Japanese take on hot chocolate at Koko Monk: The Roshamon is a genre-bending hot chocolate that pushes the line between “perception and reality,” according to its makers. White chocolate is combined with miso, matcha tea and sake to create a beverage that defies categorization. Served with a macaron. Available Jan. 16-Jan. 22
