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Cakes From LA & NY For One Weekend Only : Dominique Ansel Bakery London Turns 3

We are pleased to announce that in celebration of Dominique Ansel Bakery London’s third birthday, three limited edition items from his bakeries in New York and LA will be available in London for the weekend of the 28th to the 30th of September for the very first time.

Haute Dog

Details: Raspberry crème dipped with Valrhona strawberry chocolate, set on soft biscuit à la cuillère “buns” soaked in coconut syrup, topped with passion fruit “mustard” and crunchy coconut rocher “kraut”.
Location: Dominique Ansel Bakery New York

Black Truffle Honey Cheesecake

Details: Light and silky crème fraîche cheesecake served in its own mini wooden cheese crate, topped with a drizzle of black truffle honey (gluten-free)
Location: Dominique Ansel Kitchen New York

Ice-Cream Sundae Religieuse

Details: A double-decker cream puff with two “scoops” filled with Valrhona Caramel (caramelised milk chocolate) whipped ganache, pistachio ganache and homemade strawberry jam, finished with vanilla ganache and a chocolate “cherry” on top.
Location: Dominique Ansel Bakery Los Angeles

All items are priced from £6.50.

Additionally, on the 30th September the bakery team will be randomly gifting guests throughout the day with “Sweet Birthday Surprises” from Chef Dominique’s signature pastry collection.

Availability

28th – 30th September, 8am – 8pm, from 9am on Sunday

Prices

Haute Dog
Eat-in: £7.80; Takeaway: £6.50
Black Truffle Cheesecake
Eat-in: £7.80; Takeaway: £6.50
Ice Cream Sundae Religieuse
Eat-in: £7.80; Takeaway: £6.50

Sweet Surprises may include:

Mini Madeleines
Details: piped and baked to order, this mini form of the French classic are served immediately, warm from the oven, dusted with icing sugar.
Frozen S’more
Details: Tahitian vanilla ice-cream and chocolate wafer crisps are encased in Chef Dominique’s signature honey marshmallow, all served on a smoked willow branch, torched to order at the table.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Shot
Details: The famed dual drink-dessert consisting of a warm chocolate chip cookie shaped like a shot glass filled at the table with cold-infused Tahitian vanilla milk.

Address

Dominique Ansel Bakery London, 17-21 Elizabeth St, Belgravia, London SW1W 9RP

Opening Hours

The store is open from 8am to 8pm and from 9am on Sunday

Links

Website: dominiqueansellondon.com
Instagram: @dominiqueansellondon

About Dominique Ansel:

James Beard Award-winning Pastry Chef, Dominique Ansel has shaken up the pastry world with innovation and creativity at the heart of his work. As Chef/Owner of eponymous bakeries in New York, Los Angeles, and London, and a forthcoming second location opening in London in 2019, Chef Dominique has been responsible for creating some of the most fêted pastries in the world, including: the Cronut® (named one of TIME Magazine’s “25 Best inventions of 2013”), The Cookie Shot, Frozen S’more, Blossoming Hot Chocolate, and many more. For his prolific creativity, he was named the World’s Best Pastry Chef in 2017 by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards. Food & Wine has called him a “Culinary Van Gogh” while the New York Post coined him “the Willy Wonka of New York.” He was also named Business Insider’s “Most Innovative People Under 40,” one of Crain’s “40 under 40,” and was bestowed the prestigious l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole, France’s second highest honor. Prior to opening his own shop, Dominique served as the Executive Pastry Chef for restaurant Daniel, when the team earned its coveted third Michelin star and a four-star review from The New York Times. He opened his first shop in 2011 with just four employees.