Warm, Gooey Chocolate Cakes with Chocolate—Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream

As a pastry chef, I see Americans’ obsession with chocolate up close. As diners spot chocolate desserts on the menu, their eyes light up, they get a slight smile at the corners of their mouths, and they grip the menu a little tighter, as if afraid someone might try to take it away from them before they can order that dessert. Every dessert menu should include at least one chocolate dish. Some of the selections can have chocolate as only one of several elements, but at least one should be 10