Nothing Sooths a Midnight Craving Like Nutella
Fig.1. Eat the top and drink the bottom.
I love getting surprises, especially when it has to do with food, well, in this case a drink.
Many a cold coffee has been consumed this summer, (and not one from Tim Hortons I’m proud to say.) Vietnamese coffee is my all-time favorite, with a proper cold espresso a close second, but, as I sat thirsty, hot and sluggish one day last week at La Cornetteria craving something cold and laced with caffeine, a friend asked whether I had ever sampled La Cornetteria’s edible espresso.
“Never heard of it” I said sleepy, “bring me two of them”
What I got was a very refreshing, cold, deep flavored coffee, topped with a coffee flavored whipped cream concoction that was what can only be described as yummy. Served with a straw and a spoon, it’s coffee that you both eat and drink.
Fig.2. An example of what to expect at La Cornetteria this Saturday at midnight during Italin week.
photo by: ©Adriano Ciampoli 2011 http://www.ciampoli.ca/
Let’s not forget that this week is Italian week. After having ranted a couple of years ago about the lack of effort and will on the part of many of the stores and eateries on St Laurent, I figure it’s time to stop complaining, and time to start encouraging. La Cornetteria is having a Midnight Nutella Cornetti event this Saturday night from midnight (that’s 12am) to 3am. Nothing warms the heart like Nutella, so before falling asleep in front of the television, come and take a walk on St Laurent and have that midnight snack. Alex from La Cornetteria assures me the cornetti will be warm and oozing with Nutella. Nutella can either be eaten, or rubbed all over you face, both are good and socially accepted means of behavior in Italy.
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