{"id":4725,"date":"2016-04-29T17:48:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T04:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queenstownlife.com\/?p=4725"},"modified":"2016-04-29T18:49:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T05:49:14","slug":"bistro-gentil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queenstownlife.com\/2016\/04\/bistro-gentil\/","title":{"rendered":"Bistro Gentil Masterclass Desserts"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Bistro<\/a>

Bistro Gentil<\/p><\/div>\n

Rum Babas, br\u00fbl\u00e9es and tarts – oh my!\u00a0 Pinch me hard, I\u2019ve been to dessert heaven but I\u2019m back to tell the tale.\u00a0 On the drive over to Wanaka to Bistro Gentil<\/a><\/span> my body was already shaking with the the anticipation that sugar was going to be buzzing through my veins in mere short moments.\u00a0 Kiwi-anthem\u2019s Crowded House \u2018Chocolate Cake\u2019 was playing on repeat and I was ready to go.<\/p>\n

\"Bistro<\/a>

Rum baba!<\/p><\/div>\n

Arriving at Bistro Gentil you are immediately greeted with it\u2019s provincial French feeling of perfectly situated restaurant, landscaped gardens, sculptures and beautiful fresh produce from their huge back garden.\u00a0 I was here for their Masterclass entitled \u2018Desserts and Sweets – saving the best for last\u2019.\u00a0 With an alluring title such as this they had already won me over but nothing prepared me for sweet delights ahead.<\/p>\n

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Chef James…somebody hand that man a blowtorch!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bistro<\/a>

Would you look at that lemon!<\/p><\/div>\n

We were lucky enough to have the man himself James Stapley take the class who is the Executive Chef at Bistro Gentil<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 Over the next few hours we were treated to James\u2019s inside knowledge on how to make a quick ciabatta, lemon tart, passionfruit cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e, rum baba, and chocolate cremeux.\u00a0 The experience was fun, friendly, and easy with James happy to answer any questions on where to buy specialty items, how to do things on the cheap, and how to generally make your home cooking experience as enjoyable as possible.<\/p>\n

\"Bistro<\/a>

Glued to the information!<\/p><\/div>\n

Dessert Boss James delivered his impressive melody of sticky sensations and we were presented with drinks and food galore throughout.\u00a0 Not to send us entirely home purely on a high of glorious glucose we also received cheeseboards (with the ciabatta James prepared earlier) and a lunch dish of salmon and kale.\u00a0 My personal favourite of the day was the classic and rustic rum baba.\u00a0 James\u2019s recipe makes everything about this seemingly plain dish explode with spices, flavours and textures.\u00a0 Like I said, DESSERT HEAVEN.\u00a0 Jealous yet my fellow sugar-addicts?<\/p>\n

\"Bistro<\/a>

That’s some tasty ciabatta<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bistro<\/a>

Dessert-a-rama<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bistro<\/a>

Time for tea<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bistro<\/a>

I can now make this….Coming round?<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bistro<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Bistro<\/a>

The most perfect tart<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bistro<\/a>

Cheese? Oh go on then<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bistro<\/a>

Beautiful passionfruit\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

Bistro Gentil is the most perfect setting for all things about learning, eating, sipping, relaxing, eating and eating. Did I mention eating?<\/p>\n

Get in touch about further classes here\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bistro Gentil
\n76a Golf Course Road
\nWanaka<\/p>\n

We loved Bistro Gentil so much we wrote about it. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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