WHERE : PACKARD ’ S AT INNISBROOK RESORT
WHAT : The Chocolate Dome , created by Chef Brandy Merola
THE CHEF SAYS : “ We created this dessert to provide guests with a fun , interactive and tableside experience ,” says Merola . “ It is a chocolate dome filled with Valrhona Manjari Grand Cru 64 % mousse , dark chocolate cake and caramelized hazelnuts , melted with fleur de sel caramel .”
COURTESY OF PACKARD ’ S
WHERE : LA PÂTISSERIE AT HOTEL BENNETT
WHAT : Chocolate Duchess ( old name for an eclair ), created by Executive Pastry Chef Rémy Fünfrock
ANDREW CEBULKA
70 I SALAMANDER 2023
THE CHEF SAYS : This classic French dessert is found in every Pâtisserie ( pastry shop ) and Boulangerie ( bakery ) across France . The traditional filling is a chocolate pastry cream . I use a much more creamy chocolate filling from a Crème Anglaise poured over pure Caraibe chocolate from Valrhona . After 24 hours of crystallization , the texture of the cream is incomparable . The Duchess is then glazed and garnished with toasted coco nibs .