This March, famous chocolate producer of Florence, Chef Claudio Pistocchi, collaborates with Hilton Singapore for a chocolaty Easter and a Cioccolato Dining Experience at il Cielo.

The Hilton Singapore pastry team and il Cielo restaurant chef Omar Bernardi will be presenting an array of chocolaty sweet treats and savouries. This first-ever collaboration will pique the interest of ardent fans of chocolates and gourmands who anticipate with gusto.

Chef Claudio will be in Singapore from Sunday 31st March to Saturday 6th April 2013, to present his first-ever TortaPistocchi Chocolate Week at Hilton Singapore.

It was a privilege to be able to get a glimpse of this chocolate bonanza, and tasting a cup of hot chocolate made by the legend himself. It is by far the best hot chocolate I’ve ever had –so rich it can pass off as a dessert.

Do you like them chocolates dark and bitter, bittersweet, or just plain sweet? ;)

His chocolate cake has won countless of fans in Italy and around the world. Using only quality ingredients – cocoa butter, cocoa and milk cream, and adding no sugar, eggs, butter or flour – this gluten-free chocolate cake will please crowds of all ages, satisfying the most discriminating taste buds.

The chocolate cakes need no adornment – only minimal garnish solely for identification purposes – for its quality shines in every bite. There are several flavours, but my vote goes to the classic!

I also had a taste of the Pistocchi Cioccolato menu, designed by il Cielo restaurant chef Omar Bernardi.

Pistocchi Cioccolato Workshop and Pistocchi Cioccolato Lunch at il Cielo (1st to 3rd April 2013)

Chef Claudio Pistocchi will share his passion for chocolates and shares tips on making a basic ganache and chocolate desserts. The workshop commences at 10am and ends at 12.30pm. After the workshop, attendees will enjoy a special Pistocchi Cioccolato 3-course lunch at il Cielo.

$45++ per person for 3-course meal

Pistocchi Cioccolato Dinner (4th April 2013)
$88++ per person for 4-course meal

Antipasto OR insalata, zuppa OR tagliatelle, il pesce OR manzo, and il dolce

At a one-night only dinner at il Cielo, enjoy TortaPistocchi chocolate in a spectrum of varying intensity and flavours –dark, milk and white, savoury, spicy and sweet.

INSALATA (tasting portion); Mesclun, Wasabi, Goat cheese, Pistocchi-coated Pecan, Cherry Truffle Vinaigrette (foreground), ANTIPASTO (tasting portion); Assorted Vegetables dipped in various Pistocchi Chocolates (background)

I’ve never enjoyed salad as much as I did here –all thanks to the addition of chocolate. The harmonious interplay of bitter, sweet and piquant flavours stimulate the senses, while the crunchy and creamy elements provide contrasting textures for a pleasurable bite.

TAGLIATELLE; Pistocchi Cacao Tagliatelle with Wild Game

Chocolate-infused pasta is tossed with richly flavoured wild game. This is probably the best example of incorporating chocolate into a savoury dish. This dish couldn’t have been any better executed.

To elevate this dish even further, chocolate shavings scatter over the pasta like icing sugar on cake.

MANZO; Wagyu Tagliata, Goose Liver, Coffee Pistocchi Chocolate Aromas

To pair chocolate and meat, coffee-infused chocolate evolves into a sauce that complements rather than elicit bizarre utterance.

Pistocchi Chocolate Selections at Checkers Brasserie: Easter Brunch (31st March 2013), Seafood Friday (5th April 2013) and Saturday High Tea (6th April 2013).

Pistocchi Sachertorte

Do not miss their dessert spread at Checkers Brasserie, featuring Pistocchi Chocolate fudge cake, lava cake, sacher and macarons as well as the Pistocchi chocolate fountain.

Pistocchi Macaron

Beginning 15 March 2013, Easter sweets made of TortaPistocchi chocolates as well as TortaPistocchi chocolate treats will take centre stage at Checkers Deli.

Pistocchi Cheesecake

Sink your teeth into the commemorative Pistocchi Cheesecake, which takes the deli’s famed cheesecake to a whole new level of chocolaty goodness, with the addition of luscious dark chocolate with rice pops by TortaPistocchi.

For reservations, please call or email

Visit Hilton Singapore’s website for more information.