Baked Alaska

[Aspiring Foodie]

I had always wanted to go to Parchemin because it was the only restaurant in Montreal (to my knowledge) that still made Baked Alaska. A recent trip to Parchemin was disappointing because they've since discontinued it from their menu. Do any of you know where else one might find it?

[superbossmom]

I'll be following this thread to see if anyone can help you with that; I love a baked alaska but have not had it in 10 years, in a banquet setting.

I find that most restaurants do not do meringue based desserts very much, it can't really be done in advance; I have a very short list of restaurants who do Iles Flottantes (floating islands) because meringue is involved. I go to those restaurants to get my fix of that dessert.
Now I'm wanting a baked alaska badly. Ice Cream and Meringue, yum.

[globalgourmet]

I too love Baked Alaska, but it's just so hard to find. Sardi's in New York does a really good one. And I had an excellent one, an individual portion, at a brasserie in Toulouse a couple of years back.

But if you've never had Ile Flotant at L'Express, you must go. Quite amazing. See attached photo.

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L'Express Restaurant
3927 Rue Saint-Denis, Montreal, QC H2W2M4, CA

[Maximilien]

But it's not the same thing at all!!!

One (baked alaska) is ice-cream covered in meringe, and the other is "egg whites" on vanilla custard (crème anglaise)

[globalgourmet]

Well, they're different, but sweetened, whipped egg whites = meringue.

[dreid47]

Would love to know what places are on your list for Ile Flottante. We are visiting Montreal for my wife's 40th, and this is her favourite birthday dessert. Thanks

[Maximilien]

The only place I know that has it is "L'Express"; not even "Chez Julien" has it.

M.

[superbossmom]

I used to have les Ïles Flottantes at les 2 Singes de Montarvie on St Viateur a few years ago, I checked their online menu just now but they don't show the desserts.