This Easter, the humble egg gets a luxurious update in London
Ritz London has joined hands with Fabergé to fashion an edible version of the jewellery brand’s iconic Mosaic egg
Until recently, all I ever knew about egg preparations is that they can be soft or hard boiled, scrambled or tossed for a good omelet—but those are no longer the only options. Thanks to John Williams MBE, executive chef, Ritz London, you can now enjoy a state-of-the-art egg creation that will leave you speechless in the first mouthful.
John Williams MBE, executive chef, Ritz London
To celebrate Easter 2019 with style, Ritz London collaborated with iconic jewellery brand Fabergé to create an edible Eggs Fabergè, inspired by jeweller Peter Carl Fabergè’s storied Mosaic egg of 1914. The dish features a soft-boiled quail egg placed in a lobster mousseline, and decorated with round vegetable gems (including aubergine, courgette and heritage carrot) that have been set into pasta to symbolise the colours and quilting of ruby, tsavorite and fire opals gemstones of the Fabergè Treillage egg pendant. The edible Eggs Fabergè is served on a bed of Oscietra caviar and finished with a langoustine à la nage sauce. We catch up with the chef to know more.
What’s the highlight of the Ritz London Easter egg menu?
The Fabergé menu will be running during lunch service in the Michelin-starred Ritz Restaurant over Easter week between April 15 and April 22. The highlight is the Egg Fabergé dish, inspired by jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé’s iconic Mosaic Egg of 1914.
Fabergè Treillage egg pendant
What was the most challenging phase of the entire process?
Removing the shell from the “Egg Fabergé” and keeping all the elements of the dish intact.
What is the biggest trend in egg preparations this year?
Slow-cooked egg cooked at 56 degrees for two hours and served with a great sauce.
What’s your favourite egg dish?
Soft-boiled gulls’ egg with asparagus, morels, broad beans and pecorino foam.
Five ingredients that go best with egg?
Truffle, asparagus, caviar, ceps, cheese.
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