Archive for August, 2010
Des Gâteaux et du Pain :: Religieuse Caramel
Decked-out in school bus yellow, it’s a bit of an eye-catcher. But, much like the last piece of theirs I reviewed, the color is only for show. The glaze is merely sugar-flavored, if we can call that a flavor, and doesn’t come imbued with even a hint of caramel or fleur de sel. You know
Hugo & Victor :: Victor Myrtille (Tarte)
The berries were at the absolute peak of ripeness. The tart shell was, a bit surprisingly, rather tame. On the 0-10 scale, where 0 is cardboard and 10 is so massively intense that you wouldn’t even taste the fruit, I’d give this around a 2, perhaps a 3. The texture was top-notch, but I would have liked a little more character to it – to each their own, I suppose
Ladurée :: Cup Cake Chocolat
Every time I walk into Ladurée and see their cupcake selection I’m dazzled. Whether it’s the sublime Cup Cake Pistache, their rose cupcake with its perfect rose petal plume tipped with a single glucose dew drop, or this amazing chocolate-orange piece, they have me hooked. My fantasy is, of course, to get a box of
Sadaharu Aoki :: Profiterole (Cream Puff)
The embodiment of all cream puffery, indeed. There’s not a thing he could change. The cream puff had been nailed. Perfect color, perfect texture, and even a perfect rise to the choux. It was as if a miniature construction team in flame-retardant suits had been sent into the oven to shape and mold this baby
