Hotel Le Toiny’s Greenhouse

St. Barths is lacking in the agricultural department. The island’s poor ground minerals and seasalt make it very difficult for gardens to thrive.  Nevertheless, in 2009, Hotel Le Toiny created the island’s first developed organic greenhouse.  Once a former pineapple field, the hotel’s greenhouse is now home to a variety of different fruits, vegetables and herbs including basil, lemongrass, licorice, leeks, ten types of sprouts, eight types of tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, green beans, green peas and melons. 5-star Restaurant Le Gaïac’s Executive Chef, Stéphane Mazières incorporates these freshly grown products into his menu each day.

To create the garden, Hotel Le Toiny collaborated with Benoit Thiery, a knowledgeable gardener from Forevergreen nursery. The hotel contributes the success of their garden to their committed staff as well as Theiry’s knowledge and passion of gardening in the Caribbean.

Le Toiny’s General Manager Guy Lombard recently sent us over some pictures of the greenhouse.  Check out the pictures below.

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Recipe of the Week

Lime Pie, White Chocolate Mousse, Strawberry Compote, & Papaya Sauce

Ingredients for 4 persons:

180 g whipped cream, 2 Egg yolks, 20 g Honey, 15 ml Grand Marnier, 75 g white chocolate, 50 g Caster sugar, 100 ml Water, 50 g Strawberries, 50 g Flour, 1 TBSP Caster sugar, 30 g Butter, ½ Egg, 200 g Condensed milk, 2 Egg yolks, 40 ml Lime juice, 100 g Papaya, 25 ml Lime juice, 1 Star fruit

Preparation:

White Chocolate Mousse
Beat the egg yolks, honey and Grand Marnier on a double boiler until getting stiff.
Mix in the melted chocolate and fold in the whipped cream.
Set aside for chilling.

Strawberry Compote
Bring the caster sugar and the water to a boil.
Add the strawberries.
Reduce to make the compote.

Lemon Tart
Mix the flower, caster sugar and the butter into a crumble.
Add the egg to form it into a dough.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes in the chiller.
Line a pie pan with the dough.
Mix the condensed milk, egg yolks and lime juice well.
Pour the mixture in the pie pan and bake at 180° C (360° F) for about 10 minutes.
(The filling should be just set.)

Papaya Sauce
Puree the papaya with the lime juice.
Add a little water until you reach the desired consistency.

Presentation

Pipe the mousse and compote in layers into a shooter glass.
Place the shooter on a plate.
Put a strip of lime pie next to it and garnish with a slice of star fruit.
Finish the plate with some papaya sauce.

Hotel Le Toiny featured in OceanHome Magazine


OceanHome Magazine features Hotel Le Toiny in their January-February 2011 issue.  Contributor Melissa Gillespie features Le Toiny’s Restaurant Le Gaiac, the green houses and Chef Stephane Mazieres’ flavorful organic cooking!

Read more here!

For information on Hotel Le Toiny, please contact Jaj at jaj@janinecifelli.com or your trusted travel professional.  *Mention the JCR Reward and receive an added amenity!

http://www.letoiny.com/

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