how it should be

i have discovered a new, no rather, i have found an old favorite....
no matter where i have been hot chocolate just hasn't added up to a cup that i had at a cafe in a small piazza near to the pantheon in rome. everywhere seems to serve up something which is just not as sweet nor as creamy or as beautiful!
i have been trying out some culinary experiments and discovered the problem...
no where has it been hot chocolate. i have boiled up chocolate with sufficient cream to make it into a silky, liquid consistency and presto - hot chocolate. fill an espresso cup, top with some crushed toasted walnuts maybe a biscoti for fun and i have reinvented the wheel!