Eclairs at Le Meridien inspired by Delhi flavours

Pinapple eclairs with ginger jaggery eclairs at Le Meridien, Delhi

Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts hosted the world renowned pastry Chef and LM100 member Johnny Iuzzini in New Delhi to reinvent the signature Le Meridien Éclair as part of the India chapter of the Le Meridien’s Éclair Diaries.

Chef Johnny is an author of Dessert FourPlay and Sugar Rush. He  has served as Head Judge on Bravo's "Top Chef Just Desserts". Chef Johnny has mire than 20 years of kitchen experience at some of top restaurants in New York City. He owns a pastry and culinary arts consulting company- Sugar Fueled Inc. He showcased modern takes on the Le Meridien brand’s signature éclairs. He is a classically trained Chef who adds modern twist to Eclairs.

Event- Eclairs at Le Meridien inspired by Delhi flavours

I got an opportunity to attend the event of showcase of eclairs at Le Meridien New Delhi held on 12th of March, 2015.

Ginger Jaggery, Darjeeling Tea, Kalakand Cardamom Eclairs at display

Le Meridien is committed to unlocking the destination through locally inspired cuisine. There were royal éclairs via Delhi inspired cuisine and flavours. I could see éclairs of variety of flavors including Jaggery, ginger, aniseed, coconut, Darjeeling Tea, Kalakand, rose cardamom and many more.

A video showing Chef Johnny Iuzzini exploring Delhi's Azadpur Mandi and grocery stores to get first hand understanding of cuisine, flavours,  fruits and vegetables, mouth freshners etc. Assimilating all this, the Chef put in his innovative and creative skills to invent these enticing éclairs.

A must must try whenever you are in Le Meridien.

Raw ingredients for eclairs at Le Meridien

Le Meridien hotels around the world will continue to feature a variety of destination inspired éclairs by their own chefs, offering guests an authentic taste of the local culture, from the Maple Bacon Éclair and Texas Honey Pecon Éclair at Le Meridien Dallas by the Galleria to Dulce de Leche Éclair, infused with coconut , from Le Meridien Panama. In Germany, Le Meridien Munich will offer a savory éclair with goat cheese, cranberry and pumpernickel crumbs, while Le Meridien Bangkok will feature a citrus-inspired- treat with mango, lime and ginger. Le Meridien New Delhi will feature the Jaggery Ginger Éclair, Rose Cardamom Éclair and Clotted Creame Kalakand Éclair to unlock the flavours of Delhi and Hazelenut Tamarind Éclair from Le Royal Meridien Chennai and Coconut Jaggery Cardamom from Le Meridien Kochi.

Rose Cardamom eclairs

The link for the éclair diaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEEBtlqnlQM

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Nidhi KM