I am an absolute dessert fiend and chocolate is my favorite of all, so I am sure you can imagine the intensity of my love for Dilettante. I do not generally buy their individual chocolate pieces--I go in for a slab of cake and one of their many chocolate drinks, my favorite being the simple chocolate soda (a rich chocolate syrup + soda water). They also serve a small menu of cafe food, including the most wondrous beet salad that has ever entered my mouth. They recently opened a small "Mocha Cafe" in Westlake Center which is kind of like a Dilettante-Express. All of the salads and what not are made freshly, but pre-packaged and it's more of an espresso bar than a restaurant--you can sit down, but it's not a sit-down restaurant like the Capitol Hill store. Note: the chocolate sodas are much better at the Mocha Cafe AND the items on the menu are cheaper.
more