The workshop was held at Emilie Restaurant, a French "fine dining" restaurant located in South Jakarta. The interior of Emilie Restaurant is elegant with nice ambiance.
Before the workshop started, we were served with a lovely lunch.
Le Salade César
Caesar Salad with Sautéed Prawns
Le Poulet
Roasted Chicken Breast, Savory Jus and Mashed Potato
Roasted Chicken Breast, Savory Jus and Mashed Potato
Les Profiteroles
Profiteroles with Ice Cream & Warm Dark Chocolate Sauce
Profiteroles with Ice Cream & Warm Dark Chocolate Sauce
As soon as the lunch was served completely, we were headed directly to the second floor where there's a private kitchen studio.
A little background of Laurent Bernard. Before landing in Singapore in 2003 as the Executive Pastry Chef of Meritus Mandarin Singapore and starting "Laurent’s Café & Chocolate Bar" in Singapore in 2006, Laurent Bernard has more than 20 years experience in pastry and chocolate. He worked in some of the most prestigious 5 stars hotels in London, the USA, the Middle East, Israel and Caribbean.
In the workshop, we learned the facts about chocolate - learned about the history of chocolate, when it was first discovered in South America and then brought to Europe, how to recognize a good chocolate, how to appreciate it, and how to make truffles pralines.
Overall, I really enjoyed this workshop because I can learn about Belgian chocolate and how fine chocolate is made.
At the end of the workshop, each of us received a gift bag :)
Orangette (Weight: 100gr, S$15.00)
Delicate combination of orange and dark chocolate
Emilie Restaurant
Jl. Senopati 39, Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta Selatan 12910
Tel: +62-21-5213626
Laurent’s Café & Chocolate Bar
The Pier Branch
The Pier at Robertson Quay 80
Mohammad Sultan Road #01-11
Singapore 239013
Telephone: +65 6235 9007
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Portsdown Branch
5B Portsdown Road #01-02
Singapore 139311
Telephone: +65 6475 4182
I am on a diet...No chocolate for me...:( Would love to join such workshops one day, but I don't know when...
ReplyDeletesounds like a nice way to spend the day! I'm always up for learning new skills!
ReplyDeletecooking-gallery: Even on a diet, I don't think I can resist this Belgian chocolate, hehehe. Hope that you'll be able to join this kind of workshop someday :)
ReplyDeleteqwaymonkey: Yes, it's always interesting to learn new skills :)
Envy! envy! Start with lunch and proceed to the workshop....must be real fun and interesting!
ReplyDeleteLucky you,Selby!
ReplyDeleteThe Peach Kitchen
peach and things
blowing peachkisses
FFT: Yes, I'm so glad that I had this workshop experience :)
ReplyDeletepeachkins: Thanks :)
How nice!
ReplyDeleteThe food there look really stylish too.
angie's recipes: Yes, it's nice :)
ReplyDeleteOoh! Finally I get to see a picture of you! Va-Va-Voom! :)
ReplyDeleteLucky Chef Bernard to stand next to ya, hehe.
LFB: Huh? Oh.. I though I'm the lucky one to stand beside chef Bernard, hahaha.... :D
ReplyDeletewoweee.. looks heavenly! that means now, you're even better at baking than before.. no way!! LOL
ReplyDeletecumi & ciki: Nope... not yet! hehehe :P
ReplyDeleteWah that chocolate is so fine that make me droolz over here while looking at the pix ...
ReplyDeleteemail2me: so true.. the chocolate is very fine... love it! :)
ReplyDeleteit must be classic! i would eat up all the chocolate!
ReplyDeleteBBO: That's what I almost did! LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful opportunity! That sounds like a great class. I would love to take a class in chocolate. I have a lot to learn. So glad you got that wonderful gift bag to enjoy!
ReplyDeletelori: It's really interesting and so many thing to learn about chocolate. Hope that you'll have the chance to take a class in chocolate someday :)
ReplyDeleteI just visited another Indonesian blog. He was blogging the same topic . His name is Rian. Do you know him by a chance?
ReplyDeleteindonesian eats: Uhmmm.... No, I don't know Rian, didn't get the chance to get to know everyone during the workshop ;)
ReplyDeletehi..
ReplyDeleteI went to the event too! it was a tasty event! :D
I love the hot chocolate the most!
OMG, look how yummy your pictures are!! nice blog!
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dsy: Hi dsy, thanks for dropping by and also the compliment of my blog :) Oh yes, I love the hot chocolate too!
ReplyDeleteNice blog.
ReplyDeletemmm, hot chocolate...
All looks very good and tasty.
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