Pistachio & Chocolate Opera

The first Opera was created in the 1930s by Louis Clichy for a reception held at the Paris Opera House. Traditionally it is made with layers of sponge and buttercream and flavoured with chocolate and coffee. Here we use Sicilian pistachios, cherries and chocolate and a crème mousseline. As a business we believe that training apprentices and young chefs is very important and this is a great dish for newcomers to learn as it covers many basic skills – assembling the Opera to a high standard i