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Affogato al CaffèQuentin Bacon

Coffee Semifreddo "Drowned" in Coffee

We have served this dessert at Pó for six years and it is consistently my favorite—a kind of adult milkshake. Be careful to use decaf for the bathing liquid, or your guests may be up yakking all night.

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