Ettore By Bugatti His love for cars gave birth to the automaker that bears his name, but it wasn’t the only passion he turned to in the business. He has channeled his love for food into a restaurant called Clos Saint Odile in Obernai, a small town in the Alsatian countryside not far from the Bugatti factory in Molsheim. It still exists, it’s now called La Fourchette des Ducs, and it still makes some of Bugatti’s favorite treats.
In 2020, Bugatti teach hungry enthusiasts how to cook a Christmas dinner like its founder; he serves minestrone, charred duck breast with truffles and cassis sauce, and strawberry gratin. In 2021, the French company is scaling up dessert production. La Fourchette des Ducs offers customers a cart with 15 holiday desserts, including one called Tarte Obernoise that Bugatti served at his wedding.
The full recipe is posted on Bugatti’s media page. It looks relatively simple: to make the cake dough requires flour, sugar, butter, egg yolks, milk and baking powder, while the filling consists of raspberry jam, egg whites, powdered sugar and almond flour. For example, opening a box of cake mix will take more time because the dough needs to rest for two hours, but in the end you’ll be able to tell you’ve made the meringue.
If you’re feeling ambitious or too hungry, Bugatti also offers the restaurant’s recipe for the hazelnut Kipferlé (a croissant-shaped cookie). Making a batch of cakes is within the reach of ordinary cooks. You will need sugar, butter, sifted flour, hazelnut flour, vanilla pods, and cinnamon.
If you care more about cars than food, you’re out of luck: Bugatti hasn’t shared how to assemble it yet Chiron’s W16 engine.
