I've finally tasted the world famous Cronut, the creation of Chef Dominique Ansel who was also named the World’s Best Pastry Chef of 2017. The croissant-donut hybrid was launched in May 2013, went viral and was deemed one of the best inventions of the year by TIME Magazine.
Each month, there is one flavour of the Cronut. For January, the flavor is Date & Butterscotch, so the pastry is filled with a homemade date ganache and creamy butterscotch ganache. Check out the DAB website for the flavour of the month and other menu items.
The Dominique Ansel Bakery London opened in September 2016. The closest tube station is Victoria. So it's convenient if you're taking a coach trip from Victoria Coach station, seeing Hamilton, going to Gatwick from Victoria station or visiting Buckingham Palace.
I'd read there were massive queues and the cronut sells out. On a cold wintery Sunday at 4pm, they still had cronuts and we waited less than 10 minutes.
What's my verdict on the cronut? It would probably be more mind blowing in the morning just after coming out of the oven. The butterscotch ganache oozed out each time I cut into it. The ganache was lovely and light. The pastry itself didn't really wow me though.
Would I go back to the bakery again? Sure! I'd love to try the watermelon self serve in the summer. Keep in mind however, it is a pretty pricey outing going to DAB. You pay more to eat-in so get it takeaway if you want to save a bit.
DAB began in NYC. There are bakeries in London, LA and Tokyo. When Ansel is in London, he's 'exploring the breadth of restaurants the city has to offer,' he says in an interview with Business Insider. You know ansel's cronut is worthy of trying because there's copycats and variations, but whether they surpass the original remains to be seen.
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