After three weeks of my first menu, The Irish Car Bomb is most definitely the best selling dessert at Carlyle. I guess its not that suprising, it’s clearly the most decadent choice. Plating is pretty basic, but got some ideas. Flavors alone are selling it. Clearly, plating isn’t everything. It’s a keeper. Coming in second, my sweetheart dessert, is the Deep Fried Bread Pudding. Another decadent choice by way of deep frying, and caramel apple and croissant baked custard. The brown butter ice cream that goes with it it is probably my favorite ice cream ever. Scooped and sprinkled with a little Fluer de Sel at service, Emeril say BAM! Sam Mason’s brown milk rules! The mulled cider gastrique ties it all together in a way I never would have imagined. Thats because Jaybill did.
[...] I need to come in tommorow, and prep desserts. We sold over 30. A busy night!!Almost sold out on Bread Puddings!! I guess any publicity is good publicity. Thats food and beverage. I’m guessin [...]
[...] order it. Something about soaking brioche or croissants in a rich custard and then baking it (and then frying it,) really appeals to me. In the case of Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding , pictured here, I use [...]