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Crème Brûlée

Burnt Sugar Fix

Published: Nov 13, 2007

1 Banana Crème Brülée
Tangerine, 232 Market St., 215-627-5116

Arden theatergoers dying for a taste of the dish prominently served in Michael Hollinger's food-focused play An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf (running through Dec. 9) need walk only a few blocks to get Tangerine's fix, a slow-baked creamy custard topped with fresh bananas and a traditional sugar crust.

2 Chocolate Caramel Crème Brülée
Brasserie Perrier, 1619 Walnut St., 215-568-3000

Caramel-flavored custard is covered with a layer of chocolate mousse and then with torched confectioners' sugar in pastry chef Robert Corressel's updated variation on the crème brülée theme.

3 Saffron Crème Brülée
Horizons, 611 S. Seventh St., 215-923-6117

As if crème brülée made on the stovetop with coconut milk, agar (a gelatin substitute used as a binder) and agave sweetener weren't unusual enough, Horizons pastry chef/co-owner Kate Jacoby flavors this vegan rendition with savory saffron threads.

4 Mango Crème Brülée
Susanna Foo, 1512 Walnut St., 215-545-2666

Featuring the classic congealed cream over a layer of the puréed Asian fruit, Foo's version of the dessert is adorned with a lacy sugar disc rising from the hard surface. It exemplifies her restaurant's elegant "Foo-sion" of Asian and French cuisine.

5 Oatmeal Crème Brülée
Solefood Restaurant, 1200 Market St., 215-231-7300

This hot breakfast oatmeal dressed with dark brown sugar and crème brülée-like zabaglione sauce should keep your delirium tremors at bay until lunchtime dessert.

An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf, through Dec. 9, $29-$45, Arden Theatre Co., 40 N. Second St., 215-922-1122, ardentheatre.org. (See review on p. 31.)

Comments

I know for a fact that the Chocolate Caramel Brulee recipe came from Rocco at Le Bec Fin. There goes Bob taking credit for something he had nothing to do with. No wonder he isn't here any longer.
by Joan on January 30th 2008 3:09 PM


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