Potts Point's Cafe Hernandez () does Spanish hot chocolate so thick you can stand a spoon up in it, or just use one of the sugary churros that come with it ($4.50). Or find an elaborate concoction of creamy Belgian hot chocolate blended with a warming star anise, cinnamon and orange zest infusion at the recently opened Shaw Street Espresso in Bexley North ($5.50).Īnnandale's The Little Marionette trades used ground coffee beans for a neighbour's fresh mint and chillies, infusing each with Belgian organic chocolate to create 'hot choc mint' and 'hot chilli choc' ($3.50) (/thelittlemarionette). The sweet and cosy cafe also does remarkable pastries such as a flaky pear tarte Tatin. So go to Woolloomooloo's Flour and Stone () for a luxurious, creamy cup made from Valhrona discs ($4.50).

Sometimes something gentler than a drink of cocoa lava is in order. All ingredients are natural, so it's basically health food.

But our favourite is the thick and dark traditional, or the chilli-spiked dark ($4). For the last 10 years he has been a member of the Strictly Come Dancing band performing on the hit TV show.The thick chocolate puddle in a cup at Kakawa () in Darlinghurst can be jazzed up with a hint of bitter caramel or a dash of cognac. He has been recorded playing on almost 50 albums for various artists, Films, Video Games & various TV shows. Nancy Sinatra, Michel Legrand, Seth MacFarlane, Alesha Dixon, Pendulum, Katherine Jenkins, Brian May, Johnny Mathis, Peter Kay, Bruce Forsyth, BBC Big Band, Glenn Miller UK Orch, Syd Lawrence Orch, Bert Kaempfert Orch, BBC Concert Orch, Royal Phillharmonic Orch, Ronnie Scotts Big Band, Frank Sinatra Jr.… He has also been lucky to perform & record with many bands & artists including: Sir Paul McCartney, Barry Manilow, Shirley Bassey, Ghost, Wicked, The Rat Pack, Hairspray, Singin’ in The Rain,ĭirty Dancing, Chicago, Legally Blonde, Oliver, Jesus Christ Superstar & many more. Since then he has performed on many West End shows such as:

Later whilst at the University of Salford he found he enjoyed big band music as well.Ĭraig toured the world with the Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra for several years before moving to London & joining the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. He studied at Wardle High School & played in Brass Bands there until the age of 16. Craig Wild started playing Cornet at the age of 6.

Ghost Dancers by Brian Craig