Sweet Marguerites
Impact
Cuts the tongue with a shaker of salt while wastin’ away... in Chocolate Margueritaville.
At least she's her own boss.
At least she's her own boss.
Presentation 4.7 / 5
darksome; black-tie attire
Aromas 4.8 / 5
thick saps
Textures/Melt 8.1 / 10
| Shells: | reflects the Aromatics, lots of body yet soft |
| Centers: | mostly a continuum rather than a juxtapose on the ganache |
Flavor 37.3 / 50
generally unbalanced; amplified infusions while Tanzanian-origin Dark too reserved for this boxer’s aims
Quality 22.9 / 30
Small sample-size posits large questions whether this might be a weekend hobby or just another indictment of NASFT (“Fancy Food Show”) for awarding a silver medal.
Selections
| Couverture: | Barry Cacao; El Rey |
Green Tea & Ginger - White gel-mousse enrobed in the darkest couverture, the twain canceling each other out (almost aridly blank) & parting in favor of a sodium spread at the very back recesses (on a 2nd sample this rendered a similar result except for more upfront flavor – albeit awkwardly balanced; on yet a 3rd round, the ginger blasted thru at near-wasabi strength)... all adds up to inconsistency
Sesame Tahini – very firm / very tahini’d (all-in , including both crushed & sprinkled seeds); chocolate at the bidding of salted-umami; a piece that scripted food-editors write-up as ‘OMG, sooooo yummy’
Milk Fleur de Sel - soft yet substantial & over-expressed in practically every facet (ham-handed salt, coarsely chopped macs, heavily-laden caramel)
Reviewed Summer 2010
Sesame Tahini – very firm / very tahini’d (all-in , including both crushed & sprinkled seeds); chocolate at the bidding of salted-umami; a piece that scripted food-editors write-up as ‘OMG, sooooo yummy’
Milk Fleur de Sel - soft yet substantial & over-expressed in practically every facet (ham-handed salt, coarsely chopped macs, heavily-laden caramel)
Reviewed Summer 2010