Kid Foodies Review: A Gourmet Day at St. James Cheese Company & Sucre’ in New Orleans – August 1, 2009
8-1-09 Kid Chef Eliana with Pastry Chef Tariq Hanna of Sucre in New Orleans
Hey Young Chefs!
Today I had a totally gourmet day. Mommy, Daddy and I visited St. James Cheese Company, a gourmet cheese shop filled with aged meats, preserves, cheeses from around the world. You could also eat there. I had a Beechers cheddar and turkey sandwich. Yum! Yum!
8-1-09 St. James Cheese Company
We bought three kinds of cheese (Manchego [Spain], Comte [France], and Ibores [Spain]). We also bought Serrano ham. We will be using these yummies for a surprise meal – stay tuned!
8-1-09 St. James Cheese Company's cheeses
After St. James Cheese Company, we went to Sucre’, a sweet boutique.
8-1-09 The window of Sucre', a Sweet Boutique
If you have a sweet tooth, you will LOVE Sucre’. It is filled with artisan chocolates (handmade), stuffed cupcakes, creamy gelato, and desserts that look like works of art with edible glitter. I even met Pastry Chef Tariq Hanna. He said, “Everything tastes better with sparkles!”
8-1-09 Sucre's marvelous macaroon cake
Chef Tariq was very nice. He said that he wanted to be on the Eliana Cooks! Show. How cool is that?! I hope to film a segment at Sucre’ with Chef Tariq before school starts. I had a toasted coconut fudge gelato, filled with small shavings of coconut and ribbons of fudge. Mommy had a dark chocolate and raspberry mousse while Daddy had a caramel chocolate mousse cake. Look at this presentation! Ooh la la!
8-1-09 Sucre dessert - caramel chocolate mousse cake and dark chocolate & raspberry mousse
If you visit New Orleans, the sweet treats at Sucre’ on Magazine Street are a MUST! Chef Tariq and the “Sweet Boutique” are city treasures. Chef Tariq’s pastries are so good that he competed on TLC’s Ultimate Cake-off, which will be airing episodes this August (2009). You can catch a sneak peek on Monday, August 3, 2009 at 9:00pm CDT. Good luck, Chef Tariq! I hope your story ends with sweet success!
Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen (like Chef Tariq Hanna)!
Bon Appetit! Eliana
Tags: Baking, cake, Dessert, Eliana Cooks, Eliana Marisol, Food, Kid Chef, Pastry Chef, Sucre, Tariq Hanna, TLC, Ultimate Cake-Off
