Chocolate bars at Pierre Marcolini, a chocolatier from Belgium. I first had his chocolates at his shop in Paris. I always lean toward more bittersweet, not more than 70%, not waxy, i love the variety of beans that he uses. Eating and drinking at the food bar at Bella Vitae: I love the fried lamb meatballs, puntarelle in season, radicchio wrapped in pancetta. I love the mussels at Bar Jamon and the octopus. I especially love them when I can get one of the 12 seats in the joint....
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