Pièce montée (aka croque en bouche) with pistachio nougatine. The cream puffs are filled with a cream flavored with orange liqueur, and dipped in caramel.
This is a croque en bouche , composed of two levels, with beautiful nougatine (almond brittle) work between the two levels. The cream puffs are filled with an orange flavored pastry cream.
The croque Monsieur, is a traditional brasserie food in France, Here we took the concept and made it a little bit more fancy by replacing the traditional ham by salmon, (we're in Seattle after all).
This dessert is a remake of a famous dessert by Loretta Fanella, pastry chef of Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence. It is composed of a lemon marshmallow spirale, blackberry sauce, and a lemon sorbet.