chicago bakery – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg chicago bakery – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 A Conversation With Kim Hack http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/conversation-kim-hack/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 05:00:28 +0000 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/?p=10464 At the risk of sounding like, well, like a creep, I want to come back as Kim Hack in my next life. The Chicagoland native enjoyed a successful career as an advertising creative and marketing executive before deciding, after much contemplation with her husband, to take the leap to open Cocoa + Co., Old Town’s answer to the happiest place on earth. And have we talked about how much I love chocolate? Because we should. I really, really love chocolate. Cocoa + Co., which opened Spring 2015, is my current favorite spot for pastries, baked goods (some are recipes from the venerable Gale Gand) and confections from small to mid-sized artisan chocolate producers. The shop, which bills itself as having “Chicago’s largest collection of gourmet chocolate products,” also offers hot and frozen hot chocolate, coffee, and an array of other specialty beverages. The cafe features a a wall of more than 175 chocolate bars, plus specialty treats and the best ice cream sandwiches I’ve ever had, and I’m no stranger to anything with ‘ice cream’ in its name. If you love chocolate, you’ll love Cocoa + Co. and the woman behind the counter is as interesting as her inventory is decadent.  In August, 2001, Kim was working in marketing in […]

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