There are also embellishments throughout the interior that pay homage to Oaxaca. On the menu guests can spot an ode to Omar's lineage with the Oaxacan, a Mexican hot chocolate milkshake with churros, Mexican hot chocolate cookie, and a Cinnamon Toast Crunch-rimmed glass, topped with cinnamon whipped cream. “This has always been something I wanted to do.” “I’m mostly self-taught, and Stella taught me a lot as far as baking goes,” says Bravo, who is also a real estate agent.

Bravo, a former baker for Kitchen 64, Stella’s Grocery, and Perly’s Restaurant and Delicatessen, has been crafting recipes and baking for years. Mega toppings including slices of coconut cream and chocolate-peanut butter pies, churros, cotton candy, confetti cake, black-and-white and sprinkle cookies, and stacks of brownies will adorn the tops of the Homestead Creamery-based shakes for the ultimate indulgence.Īll the desserts at Coco & Hazel, as well as the waffle cones, will be house-made. “We just wanted to do something with extravagant milkshakes there isn’t anything like that in Richmond proper,” says Chelle Bravo, a Richmond native and co-owner of Coco & Hazel along with her husband, Omar Bravo.

Ridge Road, chances are you’re going to want to chronicle the experience.īigger isn’t always better, but at Coco & Hazel, over-the-top milkshakes are the name of the ice cream game. Grab a friend and grab your phone, because when the new ice cream shop and espresso bar Coco & Hazel opens Friday, April 19, at 411 N.

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