[Paris pastry / 巴黎甜點] Jimmy Mornet 主廚 2019 年聖誕節蛋糕創作與下午茶甜點 / Jimmy Mornet, head pastry chef of Park Hyatt Paris-Vendome presents his 2019 yule log and Christmas tea time pastries (for English, click "see more")
前天受邀前往Hotel Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme Paris 巴黎凱悅凡登花園酒店品嚐 Jimmy Mornet 主廚的 2019 年聖誕節蛋糕創作與聖誕節下午茶甜點。雖然比其他酒店發表的時間晚，但仍然非常令人驚喜。
去年 Jimmy 主廚的聖誕節蛋糕是一個逼真的可可豆莢巧克力雕塑，今年則是回歸傳統、以長條形的蛋糕迎戰其他五星級飯店甜點主廚們炫技般的創作。延續去年的概念，今年的聖誕節蛋糕依然是無麩質的作品，以 Sudachi 日本柚子檸檬、糖漬西洋梨、混合聖誕香料為主題。Jimmy 主廚解釋其實製作無麩質的蛋糕非常簡單，因為蛋糕不像麵包需要麩質才能延展、或是需要有強健的組織以支撐成型，所以平常製作各種海綿蛋糕時，可以隨時用等量的米粉、栗子粉、玉米粉或其他無麩質的麵粉等取代傳統麵粉。而他選用 Sudachi 日本柚子檸檬，則是因為這種檸檬比起已經法國甜點界已經幾乎隨處可見的柚子更有新意。西洋梨加肉桂、八角等綜合香料，則是聖誕節甜點的經典款，西洋梨溫柔的甜味也能平衡 Sudachi 的微苦、讓味道更有層次。
我們另外品嚐了本季的聖誕節下午茶甜點，這是一份和其他宮殿級酒店下午茶完全不同的菜單，因為其中竟然包含使用了吹糖技術製作的盤式甜點、冰品和牛軋糖、fudge 牛奶糖。一般在豪華酒店的下午茶甜點通常都是包含各種鹹甜小點的三層架、頂多加上一些主廚精選的糕點，不會有盤式甜點的選項（通常只能在飯店的高級餐廳中以餐後甜點的方式上桌）。我特別詢問了 Jimmy 主廚，他說他們希望能夠提供在其他飯店都沒有的體驗、讓飯店的甜點更平民化、更普及，所以才不辭辛苦地在下午茶也提供技術成分如此高的作品。
當天剛好是個好天氣，我們被邀請至一個超級豪華、內部有兩層樓的套房，二樓的露台有著能遠眺凡登廣場、歌劇院、艾菲爾鐵塔的絕景。美景搭配甜點，還有什麼經驗能如此美妙？點照片一起欣賞吧！
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🔖 延伸閱讀：
Jimmy Mornet 主廚 2018 年聖誕節創作與聖誕節下午茶：https://tinyurl.com/t4zzf4u
2019 年巴黎聖誕節蛋糕創作精選：https://tinyurl.com/r9j6jnf
2019 年聖誕節日曆：https://tinyurl.com/serwgfz
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I got invited the day before yesterday to Hotel Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme for tasting the yule log and Christmas tea time pastries created by the chef Jimmy Mornet. The timing was a bit late compared with other hotels and shops, but they were beautiful surprises still.
Last year the chef proposed a chocolate sculpture of a cocoa bean for the yule log but this year he has chosen to get back to the traditional presentation. A gluten-free cake like last year, this yule log features Sudachi, a small round and juicy Japanese lime, pears, and Christmas spices. The chef Jimmy explained that different from everyone might have imagined, it is actually not that difficult to make a gluten-free cake as it’s not like making bread while tenacity resulted from gluten is needed to support the structure. One can easily replace wheat flour with rice flour, chest flour, corn four, or other gluten-free alternatives of the same amount. And the reason why he chose to work with Sudachi lime is because it’s a characteristic Japanese citrus fruit much less known than yuzu, which is widely used nowadays in French pastry world. Poached pears with spices like cinnamon, star anis, and cardamon, etc. is a classic match for a Christmas theme. The lovely sweetness of pears softens the slight bitterness of Sudachi and gives more depth to the flavour.
We also had the chance tasting the Christmas tea time menu, which is completely different from that of other palace hotels. Besides one viennoiserie and an entremets in individual portion, the chef proposes an ice-cream, a plated dessert made of blown sugar, nougat and fudge that normally cannot be found on a tea time menu. By replacing ordinary pastries and mignardises with those desserts requiring more skills and efforts, Jimmy told us that he would love to make palace desserts more accessible to the general public, after all, not everyone is available to dine in a fine-dining restaurant in luxury hotels.
It was a beautiful day that day and we were really lucky as we also got to enjoy the incredible view and amazing sunset from the terrace of the suite. Delicate and delicious desserts plus the breathtaking view…couldn’t ask for more! Click on the photos now and have a closer look on this wonderful experience!
Check the featured stories of “Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme” on my Instagram page for more photos and videos 👉🏻👉🏻 https://tinyurl.com/txmbkjh
🔖 More on this topic:
Chef Jimmy Mornet’s 2018 yule log creation and Christmas tea time menu: https://tinyurl.com/t4zzf4u
2019 Yule log creations: https://tinyurl.com/r9j6jnf
2019 Advent calendars: https://tinyurl.com/serwgfz
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