Celeb chef Cédric Grolet’s soon-to-open S’pore patisserie pre-selling chic mooncakes at S$52 for 2 pieces
Don’t expect the usual lotus paste filling in these haute mooncakes. Other new SG-exclusive desserts like the ‘lychee’ are also available for pre-sale ahead of the shop’s Sept 14 opening.
“World’s Best Pastry Chef” Cédric Grolet’s patisserie, initially slated to open early September at luxe new hotel-cum-retail complex Como Orchard, will officially open its doors on 14 September after a slight delay.
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The French pastry chef behind it, crowned World's Best Pastry Chef at the 2018 edition of the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards, is best known for his surrealist ‘trompe l’oeil’ (French for “optical illusion”) creations that resemble the fruit they’re made with.
This 40-seat dine-in outlet marks his first foray into Asia, and features Singapore-exclusive confections like the Mooncake ($52 for two pieces), Dragon fruit ($26 each) and Lychee ($26 each). Currently, five different desserts are available for pre-opening orders on his website, with the earliest collection date set for 14 September. The Como PR rep tells 8days.sg that these pre-opening sales items are available for takeaway only. Which means you’ll likely have to join the hordes and queue if you want to enjoy these desserts at the cafe.
Limited-edition mooncakes, $52 for two pcs
One of the most anticipated Singapore-exclusive pastries is Cédric’s limited-edition rendition of a mooncake, just in time for the upcoming mid-autumn festival in late September. It only vaguely resembles a traditional Chinese mooncake and looks more like a super chic terracotta ornament. It’s described as a confection of crunchy peanut praline, banana bread, caramelised banana and peanut ganache, all enveloped in a thin white chocolate shell. Important question: how large is one piece? Como’s PR rep tells 8days.sg its “circumference is roughly the same as a regular mooncake”.
These mod mid-autum fest creations are released in limited batches daily. At press time, 8days.sg was told that they are “selling very fast”.
Dragon fruit, $26
SG-exclusive Dragon fruit & Lychee available for pre-sale too
While the mooncakes are currently selling like, well, hotcakes, you can still get your paws on the Singapore-exclusive Dragon fruit and Lychee desserts at $26 apiece.
The artfully constructed Dragon fruit is pumped with a gel made with fresh dragon fruit and passion fruit puree, then topped with light vanilla ganache and coated in a thin white chocolate and cocoa butter shell.
Lychee, $26
Similarly, the pretty-looking Lychee, which appears like an ethereal version of the petite fruit, also features a delicate white chocolate and cocoa butter shell. It’s pumped with fresh lychee gel and coconut ganache.
The confection made a brief appearance on Cédric’s social media pages a couple of years ago, but Como’s PR rep tells 8days.sg that it’s now only exclusively sold in Singapore.
Paris Brest Flower, $26 Besides the Singapore-exclusive items, patrons can also snag other Cédric Grolet signature sweets like the Paris Brest Flower tart, Mango Ginger Flower and Vanilla Bean online. The Paris Brest Flower, a fan fave, is a nutty concoction of hazelnut shortbread dough and hazelnut praline loaded with pretty swirls of hazelnut paste and cream. 
Vanilla Bean, $26 Meanwhile, the vanilla bean looks almost exactly like a giant vanilla bean pod, and consists of vanilla ganache and custard cream in a white chocolate and cocoa butter shell. 
Mango Ginger Flower, $26
Finally, the Mango Ginger Flower is a dainty confection of shortbread dough and vanilla cake loaded with fresh mango gel and vanilla ginger ganache.
Once you’re tired of indulging your sweet teeth, you can also splurge on one of Cédric’s cookbooks online for $90 each, if you’re so inclined.
Cédric Grolet Singapore opens 14 Sept at Como Orchard, 30 Bideford Rd, S229922. Open daily 8am - 6pm. More info via their website.
Photos: Aik Chen, Cédric Grolet The Berkeley/Instagram, Cédric Grolet Singapore/Instagram, Como Group, Cédric Grolet/Instagram, Cédric Grolet/Facebook, Cédric Grolet Opera/Instagram
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