Encore Wine and Dessert Bar
904 Elm Street, Ste. 108
Open Fridays and Saturdays 7 p.m. to midnight
Encore’s smooth jazz-infused, candle-lit scene serves as the backdrop of choice for the perfect girls’ night hangout. But while gossiping with the girls is fun, real women know that “girls’ night” is just clever code for “an excuse to eat chocolate” — and Encore’s famous Chocolate Decadence is the $7 treat you’re going to want to gobble right up in a very un-ladylike fashion. A generous slice of cake drizzled with chocolate ganache, served with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, the Decadence is every woman’s cocoa-dream. While the cake is certainly rich, it is not overly filling and the semi-sweet strawberries mediate the competing flavors of the heavy cream and dark chocolate. Savor each creamy bite — you’re not going to want it to end! But when the time comes and there remains only a few crumbs, trust me, you’ll lay down your spoon and your dignity and lick that plate clean. I’ll shamelessly admit I did.