Debi Mazar & Gabriele Corcos' Spicy Chocolate Moka

“Taking inspiration from the ancient Aztec tradition of adding hot spices to a chocolate drink, Debi and I are today spinning this ancient brew our way, by adding a generous shot of coffee in it to give it an extra ‘kick’ and to widen a bit the palette of flavors. We used drip coffee (you know, the American way) which is less aggressive than espresso, in order not to mask excessively the chocolate flavor. However feel free to take this one for a test ride and play with ingredients amount: try using more hot pepper, or replacing drip coffee for espresso, or even sourcing different kinds of chocolate. I know that if my grandfather was still alive he would absolutely try adding a shot of liquor of some sort... I would guess Grappa, Brandy or Rum.”