The inspiration from this dessert actually came from a restaurant in Boston that I went to my freshman year of college for dinner. I won’t name which one, because sadly the dessert I had ordered there was one of the worst ones I have ever had. It was a miso creme brulee with apple mille…
Tag: plating
Feelings of make-pretend: a plated dessert
I came up with this dessert half out of needing to get rid of my leftover vegan macaron components, and half because I just wanted to do something playful and elegant. With what I already had made, being the ice cream and the gelee, I was able to come up with a couple different ideas,…
Fantome: a plated dish
So this was a concept I had in my back pocket since the summer, but just never got around to making until recently. I love blood orange and I love scallop, and I wanted to do an Asian fusion take on it with elements of French, Chinese, and Japanese cuisines. The one issue I always…
“Shines Forever”: my signature malted chocolate cake
This chocolate cake recipe is the very same chocolate cake that actually won me my white apron in season 10 of the American version of MasterChef! During the casting process, we had to submit four signature dishes that we could make in 45 minutes, and this was the one I had practiced the most (before…
Freddy's Harajuku 