With the festive season fast approaching, Michaël Bartocetti, Pastry Chef at the Shangri-La Hotel, Paris, has drawn on his childhood memories
to create an original log in the shape of a spinning top, as playful as it is delicious.
An object that inspires a return to childhood and recalls the emotion of precious moments shared with family and friends, the magical world of Christmas and the enchantment of the end-of-year festivities, combining the pleasures of the table with complicit games.
La Toupie Féérique unveils several superimposed layers, in a play of flavors and textures, skilfully blending the creaminess of a chocolate mousse with the smoothness of a chocolate mousse.
Photo credit: Roméo Balancourt
Madong from Papua New Guinea, with a crunchy old-fashioned hazelnut praline, creamy gianduja and gingerbread cookie. The whole rests on a hazelnut and fleur de sel crunch covered with a delicate layer of
Caraïbe 66% chocolate.
Once guests have tasted the upper part of the log, they can enjoy the base, designed as a deliciously refined mendiant with dried fruit and nuts, whose pieces can be shared with coffee… or hot chocolate for the kids!
This moving log will amaze your guests and seduce their taste buds. A nod to traditional Christmas ornaments, the Toupie Féérique will elegantly dress the most beautiful festive tables, turning the heads of young and old alike at
.
La Toupie Féérique at the Shangri-La Hotel, Paris, for 8 people, priced at €118.
Available at La Bauhinia restaurant from December 5 to 25, 2017.
For takeaways, call 01 53 67 19 98 72 hours in advance.
