New Christmas Collection from date by TATE
This Christmas, Date by TATE celebrates the annual holiday tradition of gifting and indulging on sweets with the launch of its limited-edition Christmas pastry collection. Available to order from Date by TATE’s online shop at www.datebytate.com, new festive delights will include Ode to Wellness Christmas Hamper(HK$2,380), which features a curated assortment of Saicho Darjeeling Tea (750ml), Telmont Reserve Brut Champagne (750ml), Fruit Cake (contains alcohol), Soy Pulp Mixed Spices Ginger Bread Cookie, Raspberry Rocher, An DIY Tofu Kit with 1L Extra Thick Soy Milk redemption card, Soy Blend Wax Candle by BeCandle, and Handmade Soap by NAAJ Studio. The hamper will be available throughout the month of December and limited to 60 pieces only.
Another gifting option for the gourmand in your life, the Christmas Biscuit Chocolate Gift Set (HK$688) includes a set of 4 boxes of Raspberry Rocher, Lemon and Thyme Sable, Soy Pulp Mixed Spices Gingerbread Cookie, and Pistachio Marshmallow Biscuit.
Choose from a variety of Christmas Financier flavours, including Christmas Tree (Green Tea Flavour) (HK$38/1pc), Snowflake Financier (Hazelnut Flavour) (HK$38/pc) and Christmas Wreath (Orange Cinnamon Flavour) (HK$38/2pc pack).
Ode to Chocolate Set (HK$548) features 10 pieces of chocolate pastries created with locally made chocolate, including 2 pieces of Tulip Mousse with Philippines 72% dark chocolate mousse and namelaka, red date jelly and chocolate sable and chocolate by SLOK; 2 pieces of Passionfruit Tart with Trinidad 75% Cremeux and Namelaka, chocolate pate sucree, passionfruit gel, crispy feuilletine, and chocolate by Conspiracy Chocolate; 2 pieces of Pecan Brownie with Venezuela 75% chocolate brownie, ganache, almond, chocolate dip, pecan cream, crispy base and chocolate by Chocobien; 2 pieces of Coffee Roulade with Madagascar 75% cremeux, coffee sponge, coffee buttercream, chocolate sable and chocolate by Chocobien; and 2 pieces of Chocolate Scone with 55% chocolate pearls with sour cherry and tea jam, and chocolate by Valrhona.
White Truffle Honey Pear Tart (HK$500) is the perfect dessert to share after a festive meal with loved ones, with pear slices, white truffle light mousse, honey sponge cake and hazelnut sable. Finally, Ode to Zen Garden (HK$690), intended to invoke the calm and peace of a traditional Japanese zen garden, is made with Kyoto matcha mousse, Chinese almond sponge, Chinese almond sables, black sesame mascarpone pebbles and vanilla mascarpone zen sand.
About Graff Kwok, Head Pastry Chef at date by TATE
After graduating from London’s prestigious Le Cordon Bleu culinary institution in 2015, Graff Kwok pursued her passion for patisserie as Pastry Commis Chef at The Langham. There, she learned the foundations of creating showpiece-worthy pastries for the hotel’s award-winning afternoon tea. Graf moved on to Café Le Cordon Bleu London in 2016 for a four-year-long stint that saw her running the production of all of the café’s pastry items, and gaining experience in bakery including traditional French baguette and sourdough. After a brief tenure at Crystal Patisserie as Pastry Chef, she joined London’s Royal Automobile Club as Junior Sous Chef. There, she overlooked the creation of daily mis-en-place for junior staff and designed new seasonal menus alongside the Head Pastry Chef. In 2020, Graff joined 2-Michelin-starred Relais & Chateaux member TATE Dining Room’s date by TATE as Head Pastry Chef, leading the production of delicate French pastries with TATE’s signature modern Chinese twist at gourmet & lifestyle shop.
For online purchases or enquiries, please visit date by TATE shop at HERE.