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This is the kind of chocolate you sit down for. Katherine Anne Confections serves rich drinking chocolate with handmade marshmallows, turning a little after-work indulgence into a perfectly reasonable destination.

Where: Katherine Anne Confections, 3653 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago
When: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–7 p.m. at the Irving Park location
Cost: Menu prices vary; check the current menu
Details: Drinking chocolate and current shop information at katherine-anne.com

Go without making it a reward for anything. A good marshmallow needs no productivity rationale.