Hanoi Part Hai - Sofitel Metropole Chocolate Buffet
October 25th, 2006
after consulting his travel Bible - which is the Luxe City Guide - Martian wanted to take me to the Sofitel Metropole for its famous Sunday brunch. ‘Sundays were made for the Sofitel Metropole’, a sign at the entrance boasts. but me being me refused to wake up that early, and so we missed the only chance we had to experience this existential validation of every Sunday we’ve ever had.
but then! we strolled past the Sofitel the next day and GUESS WHAT!
THEIR CHOCOLATE BUFFET IS ALL WEEK LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
of course we went in!!! and i *DIED*. i swear i died. but here are some pictures to tempt your palate. mine was satisfied 50 times over that afternoon :P
clockwise from top - chocolate spring roll, royale chocolate cake which was @#$%(%*$ly awesome because of the peanut butter base at the bottom, chocolate croquant, chocolate mousse
the ubiquitous chocolate fountain that came with the ubiquitous marshmallows and fruits. this one had mango in the fruit selection. chocolate + mango = no
chocolate truffles
chocolate creme brulee!
little chocolate nems (spring rolls)! crispy flour skins that ooze out chocolate when you bite into them. yummmmyyyy.
butter biscuit tarts with chocolate filling. VERY good indeedy.
hard white chocolate sandwiched between dark chocolate pieces
marshmallows coated in chocolate, sprinkled with chopped pistachios
chocolate canneloni! sooo nice because there’s so much chocolate in each bite
chocolate cake in fondue and raisins
chocolate cookies, yum
NOISETTES MY ULTIMATE FAV TYPE OF CHOCOLATE EVARRRR
pralines. Martian loved them
last but not least, my fav - the Chocolate Bombe, which is a moussey icecreamy sort of cake topped with gooey chocolate sauce. each bite is like an express ticket to heaven.
siiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. and so much more. they had other stuff too- like chocolate ice cream, different types of chocolate ganache, chocolate mousse, milk and pieces of chocolate with diff cocoa concentration for you to make your own chocolate milk… and all for USD 8!!
it’s official - Sofitel Metropole’s Chocolate Buffet is what I came to Hanoi for.
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