There Is Only One Way to Eat a Soufflé, According to Martha Stewart
Don't worry. She gave us all instructions.
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If you've never seen Martha Stewart's TikTok account on your For You page, you've missed a lot of quality content. The Queen of, well, a little bit of everything, has posted videos explaining everything from how to get the maximum amount of meat out of a lobster tail to how to get the smell of garlic out of your hands, and even debunked whether or not a thrown spaghetti noodle will stick to your fridge. And now, she's back with more sage advice, this time on the proper way to eat a potentially complicated dessert.
Earlier this week, Stewart posted a 38-second TikTok that may come in handy over the holidays – depending on how fancy your celebrations get. The clip, called "How to Eat a Soufflé," walks followers through just that. As Stewart explains, it all comes down to making a circle in the center, pouring the crème anglaise inside, and topping it with a dollop of whipped cream.
And if this looks familiar, it's because it's a favorite trick of Stewart's. This explainer is a repeat of her very first TikTok video, where she gave the same step-by-step soufflé instructions and ate what may have been the same Polo Lounge dessert. (In last year's version, she noted that she was "at the Polo Lounge, of all places.”)
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You can't blame Stewart for wanting to kick back with a decadent dessert or two because she's had quite a busy year. In January, she copied her BFF Snoop Dogg and launched her own Chardonnay with the 19 Crimes brand before following that up with a collection of her favorite cookies and desserts that are available to order through Goldbelly's website. (The site's CEO, Joe Ariel, described the Stewart-approved croissants, danishes, and kouign-amanns as "like stopping in for a cozy brunch at Martha's farmhouse.”)
In August, Stewart opened her first restaurant, which painstakingly recreates her upstate New York home in the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. Diners at The Bedford can order a roast chicken and bottle of Château de Sancerre (or 19 Crimes Martha's Chard, obvs) while sitting underneath the same "beautiful half-sphere mercury lights" that are in her own kitchen. "What you'll eat here at the restaurant are dishes I serve at my own homes, recipes we have perfected over the years," she told Food & Wine after The Bedford opened.
And should The Bedford add a souffle to its dessert menu, at least you'll know how to polish it off.
