Constance Festival Culinary 2023

7/14/23, 11:00 AM

Foodies! This Mauritius festival is your shortcut to a galaxy of Michelin stars

Le Barachois Floating Bar at Constance Prince Maurice. Image: Supplied

There were decadent shrimps from Madagascar with fermented kohlrabi, a black Angus tenderloin with market vegetables, and more. It was the desserts that gave the meal a wow factor, a trio that included pineapple infused in olive oil, a banoffee, fower with banana and pecan nut treat and, of course (what's a dessert without chocolate?), a chocolate with mango conft and passion fruit. Delicious. My highlight of the week was the memorable fne-dining affair at a foating restaurant. Dinner at Le Barachoise at Constance Prince Maurice is a culinary experience with a difference as it is built on stilts on a lagoon alongside the hotel.

Le Barachois Floating Bar at Constance Prince Maurice. Image: Supplied

The Michelin-star meal was courtesy of chef Sascha Kemmerer from Austria. Part of the event is to enjoy sundowners in the cocktail bar, also on water, before heading to the restaurant for dinner. Chef Kemmerer wooed us with his six-course menu that consisted of an Asian beef tartar, avocado and an umami vinaigrette amuse-bouche followed by a foie gras and cured salmon dish. Main was a tasty, medium-seared veal rack with a truffe jus; and the meal ended on a high note of salty shortbread, passion fruit ganache and dark chocolate.

This was island-style on steroids.

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