Whilst watching Masterchef on the Monday, they introduced a new desert king rather than the usual Adriano Zumbo, Vincent Gadan from Patisse in Sydney who made a desert called 'Parfum de Femme' . As we were headed down to Sydney in the new few days I managed to convince my family (not that it much) that we should head down and try this amazing looking desert.
When we arrived on Thursday, we headed down to Patisse which is housed in a old warehouse which mostly housed expensive furniture outlets and located in a slightly dodgy area with housing commissions nearby between the suburbs of Redfern and Surry Hills in Sydney.
After arriving we sat down at a mismatch of what appeared to be garden furniture and ordered our food. I went with the aforementioned Parfum de Femme and agreed to split the desert with my mum, who ordered a different desert. A salted praline mousse with some crushed pureed fruit and a piece of praline inside and covered in a crystallised violet and rhubarb velvet with a gold painted chocolate spray top and string leading down to a truffle filled with rhubarb coulis.
The result as show below was a masterpiece of presentation and vision and the taste equalled the beauty of the cake. The truffle filled with rhubarb coulis was exquisite and the mousse was rich decadent and wonderfully flavoured.
My mum choose the Yuzu cheesecake (a Japanese citrus fruit) with salted caramel and a macaroon Breton base. Great contrast of flavours with the citrus and the salt from the salted caramel acting brilliantly together. Whilst not as pretty or as good as my desert, i was still a masterclass in cake making.
The quality of these deserts was on a par with Zumbo and whilst the range and creativity was not as extensive, the signature desert was a masterpiece and well worth the trip down to this oddly placed patisserie. If in Sydney and you love cakes, it is a must visit.
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