Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Chocolate Burrata



So this is something new I have been working on.... So I love a good burrata... beautiful smooth mascarpone/ricotta filled mozzarella.... The textures of a burrata are amazing and delicious so why not not try to replicate those textures with chocolate.... So this is my chocolate burrata. It is a dark chocolate "curd" filled with a smooth cashew-milk chocolate ganache. It is served with cashew and coconut. I am trying to develop a new dish using the more italian flavors of chocolate, vanilla, pistachio, and amarenna cherry. I noticed our amarenna cherries look a lot like olives which I think will be fitting.. Keep posted!

inspiration: bananas



Tuesday, February 28, 2012

For your viewing pleasure....

 Fried Brioche / thyme / acacia honey / fromage blanc
 truffles
 truffles
 staff meal dessert
fennel sorbet / apples compressed with absinthe / celery / meyer "lemon heads"

Tres Leches


This is the "Tres Leches" we have on the menu. It is pretty straightforward yet tastes great. It is a Coconut Cake soaked in the three milks.... It is served with roasted white chocolate, a roasted cashew crumble, coconut puree, and cilantro. I couldn't find an ice cream or sorbet flavor that I would add to the dish so I went quenelle-less with this one. But hey it just doesn't need one.

Roasted Banana Mousse


StarChefs!

Congrats to Tyler Anderson and all our staff at The Copper Beech Inn for making it onto Starchefs.com!

http://www.starchefs.com/cook/photos/chef-tyler-anderson-pips-copper-beach-inn-ivoryton-ct

The last two dishes are my desserts!!