La Patisserie des Idees (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★★☆

I had trouble stopping my sugar cravings all week last week and it wasn't getting any better this week. Right after work, I decided to stop by La Patisserie des Idees, a neighborhood pastry shop in Lai Chi Kok and one of the hidden gems on Kowloon side to see if there's anything there that would interest me.

Sesame – Delicate Japanese black and white sesame mousse separated by a layer of black sesame dacquoise in the middle, and finished off nicely with silky matcha chantilly on top.

A sucker for anything with sesame, I was of course head over heels over this one. The silky smooth sesame mousse was very addictive and I love the black sesame crunch on the bottom giving the dessert some much-needed texture (on top of the mousse). Nice start.

Lady Earl Grey – I had this a while ago and did I tell ya that I'm also a sucker for anything with earl grey tea in it?

Earl grey mousse with mandarin cremeux, crunchy chocolate and earl grey dacquoise. The patissier here has always been very good mixing different textures together and it's again in full display with this one.

There's a fair amount of acidity in there thanks to the mandarin and combining with the earl grey tea flavor, it actually tasted a bit more like jasmine tea to me. 

This is why I keep coming back......for more....

Food Rating: 6/10

Price: $$$
Address: Shop 224, 2/F, D2 Place One, 9 Cheung Yee Street, Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Lai Chi Kok
Tel: +852 9282-6827
Website: www.lapatisseriedesidees.com
Opening Hours: 11:00am - 8:00pm (Tue - Fri), 11:00am - 8:30pm (Sat - Sun), 1:00pm - 7:00pm (Tue - Fri)