Last Friday Toro Latin Kitchen & Lounge invited my kids and I to do the La Bomba Smash Course, and frankly, we have never had so much fun with a dessert. Not only does the combination of ingredients taste great, but the interactive aspect of it thrilled even the grumpy child.
Owned by jet setting chef Richard Sandoval, Toro is located in the Hotel Clio, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Cherry Creek, but you don’t have to be a guest in order to join the class. Sign up for it online, it takes place each Friday at 4 p.m. The $37 ticket gets you your own La Bomba and select beverage from the bar. Personally, the Shirley Temples were a hit with my underages, and I grabbed a glass of white wine. We all settled in as chef Ricardo Mirón demonstrated how to make the dessert.
First, he took a hand-crafted, dark chocolate shell, which is made fresh in house. Diners can order La Bomba whenever they want, though it’s made in the kitchen. The one he used in the class is the normal dessert size, but each student got a more modest, personal-sized chocolate bowl, which turned out to be more than enough.
Mirón demonstrated the first step by spraying whipped cream from a can to keep it more together. Next it was a choose-your-own-adventure type of build. Goodies included fresh strawberries, blueberries, and black berries, meringue pieces, chocolate brownie, crumbles, and edible flower petals. On that day the ice cream flavors consisted of vanilla, mango sorbet, and a whiskey-based one (which the kids did not have).
Once the bowl is completed you spin, lift, and drop the bomb. It’s exciting to do, and it may take more than one go. The result is an artful pile of delicious flavors that sing harmoniously together, think salty-sweet, tangy with rich chocolate, and fruity with creamy notes. Drizzle the mess with raspberry sauce and/or a rich cream, and the feast is complete.
The class-sized dishes are still big, and let’s just say it turned into the main dish of our dinner that night, and totally worth it. Buy tickets for the class here, or just go any night and have a La Bomba Dessert made by the chef team and delivered with a bang to the table.
Visit Toro Latin Kitchen & Lounge for Dinner to try La Bomba Dessert, Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m. 150 Clayton Ln., Denver, torodenver.com
