Event Report – Best Pastry 2018: A One-of-a-Kind Sweet from Hokkaido
A report on the press tasting held at Sapporo Park Hotel and the Gault et Millau press announcement.
On October 18, 2018, within the “Best Pastry 2018: A One-of-a-Kind Sweet from Hokkaido” press tasting hosted by GRANVISTA Hotels & Resorts, Gault et Millau Japon (Gastronomie Partners Inc.) held the press announcement and award ceremony for “Gault et Millau 2019.”
“The Terrace Room” at Sapporo Park Hotel, overlooking Nakajima Park. Near the stage, a cake tower of Chef Narita's special desserts; candles on the tables. In the booth space, a magnum bottle of the Champagne house “Laurent-Perrier” and photos of Gault et Millau founders Henri Gault and Christian Millau… In an atmosphere faintly scented with France, the press tasting of the “one-of-a-kind sweet” devised by Chef Kazutoshi Narita took place.
The sweet unveiled here was “SUCRE TRUFFE.” With the bold pairing of “truffle × milk,” it is a plate on which you discover new flavors of milk while enjoying the spread and shifts of taste from the accompanying herbs and pepper. When you crack the golden spherical sugar work with a spoon, a smooth, creamy mousse appears from within.
The Champagne served at the tasting was Laurent-Perrier's “Rosé.” Made using only carefully selected Pinot Noir, the rosé is characterized by its vivid salmon-pink hue and fresh, delicate aroma. Notes of strawberry, raspberry and black cherry marry beautifully with the berry sauces used in the sweet, accentuating the milk and truffle.
The unveiled sweet will be sold for a limited time at the hotel from November. Please try “sweets with Champagne” as a pairing set with Laurent-Perrier “La Cuvée”!
[Sale period] Thu Nov 1 – Fri Nov 30, 2018
[Venue] Sapporo Park Hotel (Minami 10-jo Nishi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido)
■ Served in-house: Western restaurant “Terrace Restaurant Piare” (1F)
Serving time: 14:00–17:00 (L.O.)
Item: “SUCRE TRUFFE”
Price: 3,000 yen *includes one glass of Champagne (tax & service incl.)
■ Takeaway (gift) shop: sweets at “Terrace Restaurant Piare Cake Corner” (1F)
Hours: 10:00–20:00
Item: “Papillote ~Fruits Rouge~”
Price: 800 yen (incl. tax)
Reservations & inquiries: ☎011-511-3136
For an illustrated report, see Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaultmillaujapan/).
