Sugar Hit 2013: The Woods, Four Seasons Hotel

Four Seasons haven’t participated in Sugar Hits for a number of years and have returned this year with one of the few hot offerings of “Wood-fired pear tart tartin with smoked vanilla ice-cream and verjuice caramel”.


Tarte tatin is one of Monsieur Poisson’s favourite desserts and Four Seasons is serving theirs paired with Brown Brothers’ Noble Riesling, a lighter and less sweet dessert wine compared to the oft used Orange Muscat & Flora. My wine is kindly substituted with an Earl Grey tea.


The pear pieces are tender and the pastry crisp however we can’t detect any wood-fired aroma. The quenelle of vanilla ice-cream is silky smooth and generously flecked with vanilla seeds. It lacks the described smoked aroma but offers relief from the sweeter-than-expected verjuice caramel. Monsieur Poisson commented that he wouldn’t mind there being some caramelised toffee bits around the tarte edges to offer some bitter notes as well as textural difference.


Be prepared for a short wait before your Sugar Hit is served here because it needs to be prepared to order to be served piping hot.

The Woods, Four Seasons Hotel
199 George St (btwn Crane Place & Alfred St), Sydney
Tel: (02) 9250 3160


happy eating!
Posted by Rita (mademoiselle délicieuse) on Monday, October 07, 2013
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12 comments:

  1. chocolatesuze7 October 2013 at 17:03

    mmm that sounds like one amazing dessert!

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  2. Helen (Grab Your Fork)8 October 2013 at 01:26

    omg that tarte tatin looks incredible. Well worth the wait!

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    1. Rita (mademoiselle délicieuse)6 November 2013 at 17:33

      Kudos as it's rare for Sugar Hit offerings to be made to order.

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  3. Tina@foodboozeshoes8 October 2013 at 09:15

    ooooh, this one looks good!

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    1. Rita (mademoiselle délicieuse)6 November 2013 at 17:34

      Not a spring choice of dessert but delicious regardless of the season.

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  4. Jacq8 October 2013 at 12:40

    I do love a warm caramelly dessert with pastry! Good to hear that they make it to order too

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    1. Rita (mademoiselle délicieuse)6 November 2013 at 17:35

      Especially with vanilla ice-cream smexily melting over the top!

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  5. Forager9 October 2013 at 23:28

    Ah - it's this time of year again! Time to live vicariously through your sugar hits adventures. That tarte tatin certainly looks good doubly good with that dessert wine in the background.

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  6. Sara - Belly Rumbles20 October 2013 at 22:58

    I don't mind waiting if prepared to order, very nice. So deep and lush looking.

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    1. Rita (mademoiselle délicieuse)6 November 2013 at 17:37

      Could you imagine the effort to prep these to order if we were a large table?

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