{"id":10007648,"date":"2020-02-12T11:01:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/?p=10007648"},"modified":"2020-02-27T09:26:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T08:26:55","slug":"lorenzo-ruta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/en\/lorenzo-ruta\/","title":{"rendered":"Three layers of tastiness to honour coffee and Moak. An idea by chef Ruta."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>From Colombia to India, up to Costa Rica. This is the journey Lorenzo Ruta describes with the Moak dessert.<\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">A trip starting in the volcanic region of Tolima, Colombia, then immersing in the Indian forest and continuing in the lands of Costa Rica. These are the three legs <b>Lorenzo Ruta<\/b> \u2013 chef at Taverna Migliore in Modica \u2013 describes with the dessert paying homage to coffee and to Moak. Three layers, each featuring a different texture and single origin, which recall scents, flavours and colours of plantations <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caffemoak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moak<\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0selects the best Arabica varieties from<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10007588\" src=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ingredienti-dolce-moak.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ingredienti-dolce-moak.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ingredienti-dolce-moak-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ingredienti-dolce-moak-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ingredienti-dolce-moak-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ingredienti-dolce-moak-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ingredienti-dolce-moak-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">I\u2019ve been having a mania for coffee for some time now \u00a0\u2013 \u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">explains Ruta<\/span><\/em><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">. We&#8217;ve always paid great attention to the dessert menu, imagining each dessert not only as the finishing touch of a meal, but also as a goodbye to our guests. Coffee kind of plays the same role. I have always been fascinated by raw materials, by their origin. Sprouts, for example, which I often use in my dishes and which symbolize birth. Hence, thinking of the origin of a blend, I wanted to create a dessert that would enhance coffee, and three coffee varieties that would enhance my dessert<\/span><\/em><em>&#8220;.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10007648 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bavarese_moak.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bavarese_moak.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bavarese_moak.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bavarese_moak-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bavarese_moak-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bavarese_moak-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bavarese_moak-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bavarese_moak-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ganache_moak.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ganache_moak.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ganache_moak.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ganache_moak-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ganache_moak-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ganache_moak-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ganache_moak-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ganache_moak-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The \u201c<b>Moak dessert<\/b>\u201d is made of three bases. Each one features a different texture and a different single origin obtained with filter extraction method. The fist layer is a slow-baked shortcrust pastry base, where the typical intense coffee taste of <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.caffemoak.com\/prodotto.php?cat=monorigini&amp;product=monorigine-supermo-gs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Supremo GS<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> (a refined Colombian Arabica) stands out. The second layer is the heart of the dessert, and consists of Bavarian cream made with the single origin <a href=\"https:\/\/store.caffemoak.com\/prodotto.php?cat=monorigini&amp;product=monorigine-old-kent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Old Kent<\/strong><\/a>, which offers the palate spicy and citrusy notes as well as a pleasant aftertaste of cinnamon and orange. The last stage of this trip is in Costa Rica, a region where coffee plants grow side by side with dried fruit and chocolate. These are also the scents one will notice in this last layer covering the dessert, in a soft and delicate ganache made prepared with the single origin<\/span>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.caffemoak.com\/prodotto.php?cat=monorigini&amp;product=monorigine-orquidea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orquidea<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10007605\" src=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/moak_filtro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/moak_filtro.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/moak_filtro-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/moak_filtro-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/moak_filtro-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/moak_filtro-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/moak_filtro-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i><span lang=\"EN-GB\">As far as the coffee extraction method is concerned<\/span><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/i><span lang=\"EN-GB\">says the chef of Taverna Migliore<\/span><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0\u2013 I choose the filter extraction. After several tests, I found that it\u2019s the one that enhances special coffees , such as the single origins, at best. Preparation times are certainly longer, but this method respects raw materials and gives off their aromatic features<\/span><\/em><em>&#8220;.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iframe%20src=https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/390945440%20width=640%20height=640%20frameborder=0%20allow=autoplay;%20fullscreen%20allowfullscreen\/iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/390945440\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moak Dessert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">For the coffee-flavoured shortcrust pastry<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u2013 2 eggs<br \/>\n\u2013 500 g superfine flour<br \/>\n\u2013 200 g icing sugar<br \/>\n\u2013 250 g butter<br \/>\n\u2013 50 g single origin coffee <\/span> <strong>Old Kent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Knead everything in a stand mixer and pour the coffee into the mixture at the end. Once a compact and smooth dough is obtained, leave it to rest in the fridge for around one hour. Then roll out the dough to a thin layer and prepare the base to fit with the moulds<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">For the Bavarian coffee cream<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u2013 200 g liquid cream<br \/>\n\u2013 40 g yolks<br \/>\n\u2013 50 g sugar<br \/>\n\u2013 125 g single origin coffee\u00a0<strong>Supremo GS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 8 g fish gelatin<br \/>\n\u2013 350 g whipped cream<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0em;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Put yolks and sugar into a bowl and use a whisk to beat. Add coffee and liquid cream, leaving aside 50 g to be used to melt the fish gelatin in. Pour everything in and whisk quickly. Then whip the 350 g of cream and incorporate delicately. Pour the mixture into the moulds and cover with the shortcrust pastry. Put them in the blast chiller at a temperature of -60\u00b0 for about 2 hours<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">For the coffee ganache<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u2013 100 g milk<br \/>\n\u2013 300 g liquid cream<br \/>\n\u2013 two weak black coffee single origin <\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Orquidea<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><br \/>\n\u2013 15 g bitter cocoa<br \/>\n\u2013 150 white chocolate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Heat milk and cream to a temperature of 80\u00b0, add white chocolate, cocoa powder and coffee. When all ingredients are melted and well blended, pour the mixture into a syphon and add two charges. Leave to rest in the fridge for at least three hours<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Composition of the plate<\/strong><br \/>\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">Take the Bavarian cream and shortcrust pastry base delicately from the moulds and put on a dish. Meanwhile, take the syphon out of the fridge and shake well. Spread the dessert with two tufts of ganache and decorate with coffee powder or beans<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10007590\" src=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dolce-moak.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dolce-moak.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dolce-moak-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dolce-moak-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dolce-moak-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dolce-moak-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dolce-moak-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lorenzo Ruta<br \/>\n<\/strong>His career started as a young boy, when they called him into the kitchen: he was entranced by the colours, fragrances and textures of raw materials. For three years, he worked his way up the ladder in Cologne, Germany, before coming back to Modica to work with star chef Accursio Craparo. Then he spent three years in Turin, where he learnt a lot about meat, cold cuts and cheeses, and broadens his knowledge of natural wines. On his return, \u00a0his adventure in the kitchen of \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tavernamigliore.it\/\">Taverna Migliore<\/a> starts in Modica, working with three women: Giorgia, Alice and Valentina. Thanks to his innovative touch, the restaurant was included in the \u201cTop Italian Restaurants guide 2020 by Gambero Rosso\u201d obtaining 76 points and a fork, and was awarded with a chef\u2019s hat in \u201cLe Guide de L\u2019Espresso\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10007598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10007598\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10007598\" src=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chi-siamo_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chi-siamo_1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chi-siamo_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chi-siamo_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chi-siamo_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chi-siamo_1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thesignmoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chi-siamo_1-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10007598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorenzo Ruta with Alice (from left), Giorgia and Valentina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Colombia to India, up to Costa Rica. 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