Pierre Marcolini: World Pastry Champion!

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Pierre Marcolini
Place du Grand Sablon 39,
1000 Brussels, Belgium

Pierre Marcolini is considered one of the finest patisseries/artisanal chocolate producers in all of Belgium. While I found their chocolates to be horrible for all the hype given them (see my chocolate review section), I have to admit that the patisserie itself is outstanding. The desserts are all beautiful and, though I only tasted one, it was delicious. You can even find some of the most highly prized desserts throughout Europe, as Marcolini himself is a world-renowned pastry chef and offers a few desserts that have either won the World Pastry Championship or the European Pastry Championship.

I, of course, had heard about Marcolini’s champion cakes, and it was in fact just to try his star creation, the 1995 champion of the World Pastry Championship, that I just had to come here. I’ve since forgotten the name, but the dessert itself was one of the most amazing I’ve ever eaten in my life. It was a dark chocolate cake, with a layer of crunch and a layer of cream in the middle, and it was surrounded by cookies. Its presentation was amazing—globular, perfectly crafted and clean like a smooth ball, and topped with a piece of gold leaf. It was perfectly sweetened, and each of the elements contributed a unique, satisfying flavor. It really deserved to be the world’s best pastry.

I really can’t say much about the overall quality of the bakery, since I had one treat, the winner of 1995 World Pastry Championship.

Overall Score for the dessert: 4.2+/5.0. Far more if you’re a lover of dark chocolate.