The Malaysian Insider :: Food

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:27 PM PST

Pierre Hermé's Ella Heart.©

PARIS, Feb 13 — From erotic, exotic and peppery chocolates to spice up your love life, to fairytale cakes that would make even the hardened heart flutter, master chocolatiers and top luxury pastry boutiques have come out with another wide assortment of sweet treats for this year's edition of Valentine's Day.

You may want to still your beating heart for this virtual sampling of "I heart you" desserts.

Pierre Hermé has three. One with a discreet heart in the bottom left corner is a litchi and rose pâte de fruit, or fruit jelly, covered in a raspberry ganache.

The Ella Heart making no apologies to romance is made with a base of olive oil and lemon biscuits, an ode to red berries, and is filled with a light lemon mousse.

In a lighter shade, Hermé's Tarte Cœur Infiniment Jasmin, or Infinitely Jasmine Heart, is made with shortbread, jasmine–infused ganache, jasmine tea biscuit and Marscapone cream.

Dalloyau's collection of three signature heart-shaped offerings include the Macaron of Love, a raspberry-flavoured cookie filled with a Madagascan vanilla cream and raspberry compote.

Another is a shortbread pastry filled with a Sabayon mousse and berries, and the third a choux-pastry filled with vanilla and raspberries.

Want to spice up your regular repertoire? French chocolate boutique La Maison du Chocolat has come out with special edition bonbons with interesting flavour pairings.

Among them are a vanilla and Jamaican pepper-spiced praline filled with almonds and hazelnuts, and Galanga and lemon chocolates.

Godiva's signature gold box is an assortment of 36 milk, dark and white chocolate bonbons, pralines and ganaches. — AFP/Relaxnews

Eau de Pizza Hut rolled out around the globe

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 06:19 AM PST

NEW YORK, Feb 12 — Pizza Hut is expanding the launch of its novelty oregano, tomato sauce and cheese-scented cologne in 10 of its global markets after becoming a viral hit last year.

Eau de Pizza Hut. — Pic courtesy of Pizza Hut

What began as a simple Facebook message from a diehard fan's desire to bottle the scent of freshly baked pizza was turned into a marketing opportunity by the PR machine at Pizza Hut Canada.

After releasing 100 bottles of the pizza-scented cologne to fans in Canada, the Yum! brand has produced 1,000 more 0.5 oz bottles of Eau de Pizza Hut, which will be awarded to social media fans around the world.

In the US, Twitter users who tweet @PizzaHut using the hashtag #LastMinuteLovers will get a stab at receiving one of 24 pizza packages, offered daily until February 13, that include a US$20 (RM60) Pizza Hut gift card and a bottle of the cologne.

Eau de Pizza Hut supposedly bottles the scent of freshly rising dough and finishes off with savoury hints of Italian spices like oregano, tomato sauce, vegetables and cheese.

For your chance at a bottle, check your country's Pizza Hut Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Meanwhile, rival Domino's has also launched a Valentine's Day special that will give away US$10 gift cards to fans whose names are variations of the word 'love.'

Email love@dominos.com through February 15 for details. — AFP/Relaxnews

Kredit: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com

Selasa, 12 Februari 2013

The Malaysian Insider :: Food

The Malaysian Insider :: Food

0 ulasan:

Catat Ulasan