Krug Ambassade Chef

Arnaud Faye

Épicure***, Le Bristol Paris
Paris, France
Krug Ambassade Chef Arnaud Faye

“The creative process is rooted in sensitivity and driven by curiosity. I believe it is deeply connected to seasonality and the quality of the ingredients.”

Part 1
Salty + Crunchy + To Go

Touraine Carrot Pizza with Lemon, Coriander and Carabineros

Serving: 1 person
Preparation time: 45 mins (+48 hours)
Cooking time: 3-4 mins
Chef Arnaud Faye prepares carrots for his food pairing recipe

INGREDIENTS

Pizza dough:

1kg T00 flour
600g water at 170°C
30g olive oil
23g salt
3g fresh yeast

Carrot base:

500g carrots 
250g carrot juice
50g olive oil
100g ricotta
Spicy seasoning, to taste

Garnish:

3 carabineros
20g carrots
20g onion
5cl Cognac
3 mini yellow carrots
3 mini round carrots
3 mini orange carrots
2 mini purple carrots
Curry vinaigrette, to taste
5cl lemon oil
½ pack mini coriander
1 lemon (for zest)

Part 2
Chef Arnaud Faye prepares his food pairing

Method

Pizza dough:

In a mixer or with a dough hook, crumble the yeast into the flour. Add the water and knead on low speed for 5 minutes. Add the salt and knead for 3 minutes on medium speed. Gradually add the olive oil in a thin stream and continue kneading for 2 minutes. Remove the dough, let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes, then divide it into 200g balls. Place them in a sealed container and refrigerate for 48 hours before use. Stretch the dough by hand, not with a rolling pin.

Carrot base:

Cook the orange carrots in a pot with carrot juice and lemon zest. Once the carrots are tender and well-dried, blend them into a smooth purée. Once the purée has cooled, mix in the ricotta and set aside.

Garnish preparation:

Peel and cut the mini carrots, then steam them in carrot juice. Once tender, glaze them and add preserved lemon. Thinly slice the purple carrots with a mandolin and season with curry vinaigrette. Shell the carabineros, then make a bisque with the heads. Marinate the tails in lemon oil.

Finishing & serving instructions:

Roll out the pizza dough and spread the carrot base evenly over the top. Bake 3-4 mins in a preheated oven at 350°C until the dough is cooked. Finish assembling the pizza with the steamed carrots and carabineros. Return to the oven for 30 seconds, then complete the dish with carrot shavings, coriander sprouts, lemon zest and lemon oil.

Pairing Notes:

This recipe resonates with Krug Grande Cuvée, reflecting its generosity, aromatic intensity, and above all, sense of pure pleasure.

Part 3

Discover more food pairings

Krug Ambassade Chef Cassidee Dabney
Title:

Cassidee Dabney

Content:
“The majority of these ingredients in this recipe were all growing together in our garden. What grows together, goes together. I love incorporating fire and smoke into my cuisine, as well as finding creative ways to preserve the season’s harvest.”
Krug Ambassade Chef Vicky Cheng
Title:

Vicky Cheng

Content:
“Creativity in the kitchen is about exploration, risk-taking, and the joy of bringing new ideas to life through food.”