03/16/2026
Dark chocolate souffle, milk chocolate coffee ganache, chocolate crumble, passion fruit white chocolate ice cream, mint, strawberry
This was dessert from my Valentine's Day pop-up! Also kind of a crazy thing, but this is the first time I ever made a souffle. Ever! And I did it during an event where I served 25 people a four-course dinner!
I don't normally do hot desserts. This isn't because I have any opposition to them, rather I think they are incredibly enjoyable. I don't normally do them, because I'm cooking four courses for 25 people spread out over 4 and 1/2 hours. I need to make sure that my ego and what I want to do with food doesn't prevent me from being able to execute properly for my guests.
With that sad, I'm super happy with how this turned out! The souffles all Rose very nicely, the crumble offered textural balance as well as a little bit of salt. The ice cream offered acidity to balance out all of the rich chocolate, the mint and strawberry sauces also added additional flavors that played secondary notes to the chocolate!
This was served on Valentine's Day, and I think I really hit the mark on this one! It was very classic flavors, incredibly indulgent, yet had balance!
Next dinner is coming up, and I am so excited to do something very different! This next meal is a four course beer dinner! There's an optional pairing, but the point of every single dish on the next menu is that it makes you want to grab a beer. The dessert will be cold, but still delicious in a very different way!