{"id":1640,"date":"2014-12-02T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2014-12-01T14:22:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T19:22:24","slug":"sara-where-to-find-the-best-hot-chocolate-holiday-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2014\/12\/02\/sara-where-to-find-the-best-hot-chocolate-holiday-cheer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara: Where to Find the Best Hot Chocolate &amp; Holiday Cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trust me, I get this is the most stressful time of the semester. You DON\u2019T want to camp out in the library and do work for hours on end, but the inevitable must happen. This isn\u2019t to say you should forget the reward of finishing school in 3 short weeks. WINTER BREAK!<\/p>\n<p>Among the hours of studying and scrambling to finish final projects, it\u2019s also important to take some time off to unwind, de-stress and enjoy some holiday cheer. That\u2019s the best way I\u2019ve found to maintain my sanity this time of year. Whether that\u2019s heading down to Faneuil Hall to see the Christmas tree and light show \u201cBlink\u201d, skating at the Frog Pond ($2 for students with ID from 6-9pm on Tuesday nights), or indulging in incredible hot chocolate from Boston restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You may be wondering where to find this so-called \u201cincredible\u201d hot chocolate I\u2019ve mentioned. Swiss Miss doesn\u2019t have anything on these guys:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MET BACK BAY<\/b> \u2013 279 Dartmouth Street<\/p>\n<p>Providing the \u201cHot Chocolate Experience\u201d with a tasting flight of hot chocolate, talk about the ultimate celebration of winter. I\u2019ve literally wanted to try this every year I\u2019ve been in Boston and can\u2019t wait to finally indulge. Yes it is $14 for hot chocolate, but who can resist \u201cClassic Hot Chocolate, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Salted Almond Hot Chocolate, and Peppermint Hot Chocolate\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/12\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/12\/1-231x300.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1641\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>LA BURDICKS<\/b>&#8211; 220 Clarendon St Boston (That cute little building near Copley Square you always see but never know what it is) or 52 Brattle St Cambridge<\/p>\n<p>Only for the most profound chocolate lovers, LA Burdick\u2019s treat is more straight up melted chocolate then any sort of combination of milk and chocolate. They even call it \u201cdrinking chocolate\u201d rather than hot chocolate. Very small sized cups are enough for even the most indulgent. They have killer chocolate cake too. Just sayin\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/12\/2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/12\/2-300x157.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1642\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MAX BRENNER\u2019S-<\/b> 745 Boylston St<br \/>\nYou\u2019re in for the ultimate chocolate experience when you go to Max Brenner\u2019s. I would recommend making reservations if you chose to head there on a Friday or Saturday night as they are always extremely busy. Their chocolate indulgences are sure worth the wait. Hot chocolate is served in their signature \u201cHug Mug\u201d which sits perfectly in your hands, making drinking hot chocolate more of an religious experience then a way to quench your thirst. While you\u2019re there, you might as well try one of their flatbread pizzas or just skip to the dessert pizza. You won\u2019t be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/12\/3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/12\/3-300x206.png\" alt=\"3\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1643\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>GHIRADELLI<\/b>&#8211; 6 North Market, Faneuil Hall<\/p>\n<p>Although I can\u2019t speak to their hot chocolate personally, I\u2019m sure they must have many amazing chocolate-y options. And since they just opened, why don\u2019t you head down to Faneuil Hall to see the tree and check out all the options and report back. Oh and ice cream.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/12\/4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2014\/12\/4-300x300.png\" alt=\"4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1644\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy Holidays Everyone!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**all photos taken from their respective location\u2019s websites<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trust me, I get this is the most stressful time of the semester. You DON\u2019T want to camp out in the library and do work for hours on end, but the inevitable must happen. This isn\u2019t to say you should forget the reward of finishing school in 3 short weeks. WINTER BREAK! Among the hours &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2014\/12\/02\/sara-where-to-find-the-best-hot-chocolate-holiday-cheer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sara: Where to Find the Best Hot Chocolate &amp; Holiday Cheer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1645,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions\/1645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}