Morphine & Chocolate

Okay, so maybe the morphine is stretching it, but I'd be less than surprised if there was some sort of controlled substance in Arner's desserts.

To help put some direction to that randomness, Arner's is a small, simple restaurant in New Castle, DE. It's basically a diner that is right in the armpit of the New Castle Airport.

Their regular menu is fine, and I would recommend you eat there sometime if you're in the area, and looking for that sort of grub. It certainly beats the Denny's and IHOP located nearby.

We had our Christmas party at my first job today, and someone brought in an Arner's chocolate pie. Most people would call it a chocolate silk pie. In this case, that would really be a misnomer. This thing is smooth, but there's a decadence that can't really be captured in the word "silk".

This is more like...you know those long, black, velvet gloves that certain classy chicks in the 30's and 40's wore ? Those sultry torch singers in the preternaturally smokey clubs? This pie is like that. It's chocolate VELVET. To mention that it's huge, and that it's literally 8 inches tall in the pan, and that it's covered in crumbled Oreo cookie is almost too much.

I'm not a nut for dessert food, but the few things that I really enjoy do hit the heights. This is one of those things. They do an amazing job with all of their desserts, and there are fewer things less hypnotic than their spinning dessert rack. There are travelers there that haven't seen the light of day since the Carter administration.

I would highly recommend you sample some of their wares if you have the notion and the proximity. You'd be hard pressed to end up disappointed, no matter what you choose.

I'm really glad I cut myself a piece to take home. I may even wait till I get home to eat it.

If you want to see where they're at, then you can score a slice here...