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JJ Martin’s holiday table: elegant tips (video) – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay


What does a fun board look like?
«Things have changed a lot in the last 10 years when it comes to table preparation: people have learned to have fun. You used to use your wedding dishes every 3 months or never. My table is meant to be an encouragement to play with the things you have in your cupboard; to elevate the role of mise en place”.

What is your favorite part of preparing your table?
«I love decorating the table with small colored Murano glass vases made by Salviati for my home line. I enjoy filling them with flowers and composing an informal centrepiece. This brings so much light and color to the table without prints and without overwhelming the rest. If you want to give more importance and solemnity, add an imposing vase in the center, then remove it, like a theatrical backdrop, when the guests are seated. I suggest it for a Christmas table, for example.”

Trends?
«Champagne glasses paired with colored tumblers. I chose the first ones vintage, carved and transparent, to balance the first ones. The napkins are large and white, to lighten a very important table. And embroidered with my initials. In the markets I also found small salt shakers. I used small clear glass plates with gold edges for the bread, on a very decorated tablecloth. The large plates are from the 2023/24 collection in a green, yellow and white palette with a touch of joy without being too Christmassy. I’m not a big fan of traditional Christmas services. So I chose colored carved glasses, precious but not solemn, and champagne glasses, but vintage. Finally white napkins, embroidered with my initials, to dampen all these fantasies.”

Christmas log, the holiday classic. Recipe – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

La Cucina Italiana


Also called “hole of Noël“, The log of Christmas it is a Christmas dessert particularly popular in Northern European countries and considered a classic of French pastry making and now much loved in Italy too. An ever-present and constantly evolving dessert. Delicious and refined, it always welcomes new tastes thanks to the various fillings that make it a convivial dessert, so much so that it can be appreciated and enjoyed with friends and relatives in a joyful festive atmosphere. The Yule log is an easy recipe, but the preparation requires delicacy and precision. I am ready to reveal the original recipe and some fundamental secrets for the success of a Yule log with ai jam berries and dark chocolate ganache. A sweet surprise for your guests!

The recipe for the Christmas log

Ingredients

For the base

  • 6 egg yolks
  • 3 egg whites
  • 210 g of granulated sugar
  • 160 g of 00 flour

For the chocolate ganache for the filling

  • 100 g of fresh liquid cream
  • 150 g of dark chocolate
  • 6 tablespoons of berry jam

For the chocolate ganache for decoration

  • 200 g of fresh liquid cream
  • 300 g of dark chocolate

Method

For the base

  1. Separate the yolks from the whites and place them in two separate containers. Using an electric whisk, whip the egg whites until stiff.
  2. In the same way, whip the egg yolks with 160 g of sugar, poured in small doses. We will use the remaining part at the end of cooking.
  3. Using a spatula, incorporate the egg whites into the mixture, making movements from top to bottom, which are essential to avoid breaking down the dough. Add the sifted flour and mix slowly.

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