Dessert: thoughts and values

“You never forget the end of the meal.”

The pastry-chef Lara Mariani Signature elegant and balanced desserts, where the sweet component dialogues with acidic, bitter or salty notes. Textures, shapes and presentations evoke feminine elegance and close the gastronomic journey with harmony.

DESSERT MENU OF YOUR CHOICE

In the silence of the Woods 13,00 1-3-7-8

It was the cassata 11,00 1-3-7-8

Vanilla tarte tatin 12,001-3-7-8

Christmas fairy tale 14,00 1-3-7-8

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A few pills on dessert

The dessert was born in the Middle Ages, an era characterized by elaborate and codified banquets according to the ceremonial of French service. Banquets, expressions of power and wealth, culminated with the “dessert”, short for “service d’après desserte” (service after clearing the table). This moment served to impress guests with a second setting and offer spiced wine (red hypocras) and simple desserts such as “oublies”.

Dessert initially also had a health function, as it was thought to aid digestion. Only with the Renaissance, thanks to the spread of sugar and a favorable cultural context, the dessert evolved as an elaboration of refined pastry.

Focus: what is the tarte tatin

The Tarte Tatin is one of those desserts that can tell a story, made up of the scent of apples, butter and a pinch of luck. It was born, as often happens with the best recipes, from a happy mistake. At the end of the nineteenth century, the sisters Stéphanie and Caroline Tatin ran a small hotel in the Loire Valley. One day, with a thousand commitments, Stéphanie forgot to place the dough on the bottom of the cake pan before baking the apples. To remedy this, he decided to roll out the dough on top of the caramelized fruit and baked the dessert anyway.

The result exceeded all expectations: an upside-down cake with an enveloping scent, with soft apples dipped in an amber caramel and a crumbly and golden base. Customers were won over, and from that moment the legend was born. Later, the famous Parisian restaurant Maxim’s welcomed her into its menu, turning her into an icon of French pastry.

Today, the Tarte Tatin remains a symbol of simplicity and grace: a dessert that reminds us how, sometimes, the most memorable creations are born from the unexpected.

The Promise

Il Moro Restaurant’s dessert menu celebrates sweetness with elegance: creations inspired by Sicilian tradition and contemporary pastry, made with excellent ingredients to offer a refined and unforgettable finish to any gastronomic experience.