Aquarium Japone from Henri Charpentier – matcha, chocolate, white chocolate and yuzu mousse. The chocolate cap over the aquarium – wherein honeycomb, crumble and green tea sponge reside – disintegrates dramatically when hot chocolate is poured over it, and the dessert eventually segues into a green tea take on Eton’s…
Crepe Suzette from Henri Charpentier. The crepe was very expertly and neatly folded in manner of army No. 4 before a stand-by-bed. Also noteworthy – how shiokly alcoholic my orange juice was. 3.9/5 Henri Charpentier Singapore 9A Dempsey Road Singapore 247698
Meringue accompanied by homemade sangria from Henri Charpentier. The sticky and chewy almond meringue tasted like a cross between peanut butter and a powdery caramel popcorn. Elsewhere, the apricot, figs and raisins were ever so slightly tipsy on Jolly Shandy. 3.6/5 Henri Charpentier Singapore 9A Dempsey Road Singapore 247698
Dome from Henri Charpentier – a chocolate sphere encloses a chocolate parfait biscuit of fraise d’amande. Essentially a bewitching combination of pyrotechnics, hazelnut biscuit, strawberry sauce and a very good Magnum-esque chocolate shell. The strawberry liquor is, like the Dome pictured above, quite the proverbial “blue baller” – you immediately…
Mille-feuille with strawberries, strawberry sorbet and strawberry consomme from Henri Charpentier. Essentially tai yang bing (太陽餅) gone all Elizabeth Bathory – y’know, the Countess who bathed in her servant girls’ blood to sustain her youthful appearance. The consomme is pure, thick, sweet strawberry goodness, and the mille-feuille is truly spoon-cuttable…
Flower Temptation – sautéed pineapple and two types of chocolate mousse beneath a flower-shaped sugar bowl, which is flambéed with orange liqueur. Much of the bill goes towards paying for the glorious pyrotechnics performed right at your very own table, as well as for the copious amounts of liqueur that,…