“Cornets”

This is one of my favorite dishes to serve to large groups of people—it’s fun to look at, it’s distinctive, delicious, and doesn’t require a plate or silverware. You can eat it standing up, with a glass of Champagne or wine in one hand. At the French Laundry, I use a specially made Lucite holder to serve these cones, but you might fill a bowl with rock salt, say, or peppercorns, and stand the cones up in this to serve them.