Most Suzhou cake shops do not have a Western-style dining environment, even though this is a common practice for high-end dessert shops in China's first-tier cities. Perhaps related to the synchronization of urban development, Suzhou cake shops are mostly economical and fresh, and are a "holy place for taking pictures" for many young people.
Although the Tianyu Garden, where the Alpine French dessert shop is located, is located near the Oriental Gate, a landmark building in Suzhou, the commercial street supporting the Tianyu Garden is not very popular. The location of the Alpine French dessert shop is still a little remote, but it still attracts a lot of popularity like a good wine in the deep alley. The owner has traveled many countries, tasted hundreds of dessert shops, and met a cake chef who graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in France by chance, and the two wanted to make excellent French desserts, and the idea of running a dessert shop hit it off. The name of the store is because the Alps are the highest mountain range in Europe, which means that the bakery has climbed to the top and has no commercial relationship with the famous confectionery brand "Alps".
Unlike many pastry shops that sell their finished products directly, Mont Blanc and Napoleon in the Alpine French pastry shops are made to order, which is fresher, but it also brings the problem of slightly longer waiting times for diners.
Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps, which translates to Mont Blanc. Known as the "aristocracy of elegance", Mont Blanc is modeled after the Mont Blanc in autumn and winter – with snow on top and brown leaves on the bottom. The Alpine French pastry shop uses chestnut puree to create cones decorated with a touch of meringue, symbolizing the snow on Mont Blanc. Compared to many of its peers who squeeze the chestnut puree outside Mont Blanc into a wilting shape, the craftsmanship of this cake shop is undoubtedly much better. The inside of Mont Blanc is creamy filling, red bean kernels, blackcurrant sauce, matcha cake and butter pastry from top to bottom. The chestnut puree is delicate and smooth, and the red bean grains are buried in it, giving it a rich taste; The blackcurrant has a slightly sour taste, and the matcha flavor forms a unique aroma with a lingering finish. Because the traditional base meringue is covered on the surface of the chestnut puree, it looks good, and there is a slight chestnut flavor in the sweetness. If diners feel that the sweetness is slightly higher, they can order white peach oolong tea to relieve their greasy, but the tea drinks in the store are basically teabags, and the charm is bland.
Napoleon is another popular dessert in the store, and the staff will tell diners to eat it within half an hour when serving the food, so that the puff pastry does not stick to the taste. The puff pastry is tedious to make, the butter used in the puff pastry process is easy to melt, and folding can easily lead to broken skin, which is a great test of the cake maker's skills. In the store, Napoleon's side puff pastry has a clear folded texture, and the rich buttery aroma is intertwined with a hint of vanilla, which is quite attractive. The crispy puff pastry and soft vanilla sauce do not feel greasy and heavy.
The surface of the lemon tart is decorated with pectin, lemon peel, and chocolate flowers, with a lemon-flavored filling, sweet and sour, fresh and long-lasting, and worth trying. The Matcha Opera House and the Opera House are also the signature desserts of the store, but the fusion of flavors between the layers is not surprising, and it is a little delayed.
The Alpine French patisserie shop is smaller, with only four tables indoors, and although there are still some places outside, it is still a bit stretched. The environment is sweet and pleasant, and with the waiters with good image and temperament in the store, it is worthy of being a holy place for girls to check in.
