
Thousand Year Egg – Hazelnut Coffee Tart at Dang Wen Li by Dominique Ansel, Hong KongĪt the Hong Kong branch of his global bakery chain, French pastry chef Dominique Ansel has created a series of extraordinarily pretty pastries. Visit the Prospect Heights branch of this Brooklyn-based pie bakery and sit at the counter to enjoy a slice of smooth, rich, homemade chocolate chess pie, as taught to the South Dakotan owners by their grandmother. Chocolate chess pie makes for a decadent dessert - one that goes perfectly with a generous splodge of whipped cream. In addition to the simple custard version, there are variations that involve buttermilk, lemon or nuts. Rich, buttery and extremely sweet, chess pie has been a staple dessert in the American South for generations.
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Chocolate Chess Pie at Four and Twenty Blackbirds, New York City A regal golden orb - a Valrhona dark chocolate shell filled with hazelnut mousse and halal coffee marshmallow - is brought to the table with a jug of hot chocolate sauce that’s then poured slowly over the chocolate sphere to gently collapse it.

When it comes to dessert, the BBR Signature Chocolate Glory is arguably the pinnacle of the restaurant’s opulence. London’s Bob Bob Ricard is known for its luxurious Anglo-Russian menu and what the restaurant itself describes as an ‘eclectic clientele’.

BBR Signature Chocolate Glory at Bob Bob Ricard, London
