What a lucky guy, most people would think, especially all the chocoholics.

That fortunate fellow is Bangalore native Santosh Tiptur, executive pastry chef at one of D.C.’s most unique — possibly most delectable — restaurants, Co Co. Sala. Translation: a chocolate-based eatery where chocolate appears in almost every dish on the menu, and is the star player in the kitchen’s line of over-the-top chocolate bonbons.