The Gurnee restaurant celebrates all things cocoa bean with
chocolate dishes like a T.rex style Short Rib braised in Pinot Noir and dark cocoa, or Cocoa Pan-Seared Scallops.
Apparently the earliest recorded chile link with the Christmas season occurred with the turkey, red chile and
chocolate dish below, Mole Poblano de la Noche Buena.
Arrange small dishes of cocoa powder, nuts, toffee bits, decorative sugar or whatever you like around
the chocolate dish, for dipping.
Cayenne pepper can even be added to desserts by combining it with a bit of cinnamon in
any chocolate dishes like cookies, macarons, and hot chocolate.
All chocolate dishes are served with California cabernet sauvignons as well as champagne.