Part Two: Fuss-free French Food - Saveur's Desserts

In the few years that Saveur has been in business, this locally owned establishment has certainly made a name for itself as the one stop shop for affordable French food. Personal favourites include the lightly-seasoned angel hair pasta and the foie gras with port-infused apple. However, given that the appetisers and main courses at Saveur have been widely reviewed, this article will focus on the dessert at this establishment instead.

On my last trip to Saveur, I tried two desserts, the Chocolate & Hazelnut and the Cookies and Milk. The former consisted of a chocolate mousse with crushed hazelnuts, broken raspberry bits, rice krispies and a chocolate tuile. While I did not particularly enjoy the mousse (possibly due to my own bias), due credit must be given to the dessert chef for the airyness of the mousse. In addition, the mousse was not cloyingly sweet and a state of equipoise was reached when the broken raspberry bits were consumed together with the mousse. Unfortunately, the rice krispies (which were probably employed to increase the variety of textures in this dish) stood out like a sore thumb for me; I would have preferred the rice krispies to have been excluded from this dish. 

Chocolate and Hazelnut

The Cookies and Milk, however, exceeded my expectations. Presentation-wise, the use of milky froth landed my approbation, as the dish was composed in a simple yet stylistic manner. In addition, the use of steamed milk was a clever choice as it not only added to the dish's aesthetic appeal but also ensured that the lacteal notes of the milk did not overpower the other flavours but instead, appeared like an apparition and yet, lingered on like a miasma. Having said this, the dessert was slightly too saccharine for my liking, as the concoction of milk soil, honey cloud, cherries kirsch and peanut butter augmented the sweetness of the cookie dough ice cream a tad too much. Nevertheless, this dish would likely appeal to those with a sweet tooth and is worth a try should one have extra capacity after the main course. 

Tantalising Treats Frolicking Frivolously Amidst the Frisky Froth

In summary, although Saveur's desserts are not outstanding, they are decent and worth a try. Hence, do give the dessert at Saveur a go should you already be there!