Chocolate Delice with textures of raspberry

cookbook stories
Written By Marco Fazio

chef Lorenzo Salami teaches us to prepare a refreshing and colourful dessert

 

Ivory Fantasy granite from India is the worktop we have chosen to pair with Lorenzo Salami’s dessert, a Chocolate Delice with smooth raspberry jam and fresh fruit.

 

Watch chef Lorenzo prepare this recipe while discussing the qualities of the Ivory Fantasy granite with Donna Thacker from Seriously Good Food of Marlow. Be inspired by this combination of culinary expertise and the craftsmanship of the stonework.

 

Chocolate Delice with textures of raspberry

by Lorenzo Salami

Serves: 4 people

Preparation: 30 minutes

Chilling: 7 hours

Chocolate Delice - photo by Marco Fazio
 

ingredients

  • 150g dark chocolate, chopped

  • 125g milk chocolate, chopped

  • 250g double cream

  • 50g butter 

  • 45g sugar

  • 300g raspberries

  • 100g sugar

  • 1 lemon

  • mint

  • edible flowers

 

preparation

Bring the cream to a boil with the butter and sugar, then pour over the chocolate and mix until completely melted.

Pour on a tray and leave it to set in the fridge for at least six hours.

In the meantime, take half of the raspberries and cook them with the sugar and the lemon juice until you reach a jam-like texture (you can sieve it at this stage to remove all the seeds). Leave to cool down in the fridge.

Once the Delice has set, cut it into individual portions and put it on a plate, decorating it with raspberry jam and fresh raspberries.

Garnish with mint and edible flowers.

chef Lorenzo Salami

 

project details

kitchen worktop: Ivory Fantasy granite

chef: Lorenzo Salami

presenter: Donna Thacker

media production: Marco Joe Fazio Creatives

Marco Fazio

Marco Joe Fazio is CCO and director of photography at space+style™ by marco joe fazio Ltd, working in fashion, hospitality, food & drink, architecture and design.

Born and raised in Tuscany, Italy, Marco learned the rudiments of photography and the magic of the darkroom in his early school years. Thereafter, he worked in architecture, interior, and lighting design for two decades. During those years, Marco founded an award-winning architectural studio and managed a multidisciplinary design team, working mainly for fashion industry clients.

Since moving to London in 2008, Marco has been recognised as a Chartered Architect of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) while pursuing his dream of connecting the worlds of architecture, design, and fashion from the photographer's perspective.

After years of passionate dedication, hard work and professional achievements, he was awarded the Fellowship certification (FBIPP) by the British Institute of Professional Photography and won the Peter Grugeon Award for the Best Fellowship of the Year in 2016. Subsequently, he has been admitted as a member of the highly regarded Association of Photographers (AOP). 

Having achieved a stronghold in coordinated image and photography for the design and fashion world, Marco has taken his expertise into the hospitality market; luxury and boutique hotels, fine dining restaurants, and the drinks and beverage industry are all reaping benefits from his services.

Today, Marco is leading his agency in assignments in the hospitality, fashion, and design industries.

Creative photography, cinematography, coordinated images and brand marketing form the core of his services.

Thanks to more than a decade in the music industry, Marco has expendable knowledge in composition and sound engineering. That knowledge is a valuable asset in creating licensed soundtracks and magnetic sound designs for commercial productions.

Marco's passion and another branch of his business are mentoring and nurturing new visual arts talents. In 2016, he launched "telling [fashion] stories" – photography & set design workshops – and more recently, he has become a lecturer for the School of Art and Creative Industries at London South Bank University (LSBU).

The crossover between genres and industries is a peculiar and essential factor in his work, contributing to thinking outside the box and achieving a unique style rich in symbolism and content.

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