Sometimes curry-caviar-wasabi-ancho-taleggio-cumin chocolate requires too much thinking. When I need my plain, old-school sweet fix, there's no better place than the West Village's Li-Lac Chocolates. My favorites are the French Mints -- thin square wafers of smooth, pepperminty confection between the thinnest layers of dark chocolate. They're like those skinny Andes pillow mints, but 10,000 times better. Bars of four are $2.25 each, but come on, you want the hefty 1 lb. box for $21. Believe me, they disappear quickly.
I also love the dark chocolate enrobed syrup-candied ginger and the peanut-shaped peanut butter candies. Hint hint.
Li-Lac Chocolates
40 8th Ave. at Jane St.
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