The Berkeley unveils a Marie Antoinette-themed menu of muffins (and cocktails)

In Knightsbridge, London, The Berkeley resort has paid tribute to the queen of cake, Marie Antoinette, with an unique menu targeted on all issues cake and cocktail. The brand new menu, ‘Muffins & Cocktails match for a Queen’ coincides with the V&A exhibition ‘Marie Antionette Type’ in South Kensington.

‘Muffins & Cocktails match for a Queen’ at The Berkeley

The menu is greater than confectionary. The resort partnered with shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, who designed the unique items for Sofia Coppola’s 2006 biopic, Marie Antoinette. The restricted version menu can be hosted in The Berkeley Bar’s ‘Cosy’ space. The pink-hued partitions provide a dainty backdrop, coated in a mural of feminine faces with an array of expressions, by New York-based artist TM Davy.

The menu is decadent, and impressed by the final queen of France. Marcello Cauda, The Berkeley’s bar supervisor, labored carefully with Blahnik to create a concoction that features the designer’s favorite flavours. Highlights embrace a tackle Blahnik’s favorite drink, a martini. The aptly named ‘Manolo’s Martini’ is made with Gray Goose vodka, bergamot, beeswax, and orange blossom, honouring Marie Antoinette’s every day ritual of bathing in orange blossom scented water.

‘La Reine Privée’ is a sweeter drink made with toffee vodka, pisco, apricot, white chocolate, orange, almond and ‘croissant air’, whereas ‘The Versailles Spritz’ with Gray Goose vodka, Provence rosé, Lillet Blanc, berry cordial, jasmine and coconut is a refreshing alternative. ‘La Dauphine’s Backyard’, which can be accessible as a mocktail, is a fusion of Bombay gin infused with rose, St Germain elderflower, violet, butterfly pea flower, and champagne. The menu is then paired with a choice of seasonal muffins and desserts.

‘The Berkeley is a beacon of luxurious in London, and I’m delighted to have a good time our partnership with this beautiful assortment of muffins and cocktails impressed by Marie Antoinette,’ says Blahnik. ‘It’s a scrumptious strategy to deliver her spirit of magnificence, indulgence and creativity to life.’