Announcing The 2026 Nespresso Golden Capsule Winner
We partnered with Nespresso to challenge our community of chefs to submit creative recipes featuring Nespresso’s Diavolitto coffee. Check out the winner here!
Photos: Andria Lo
Join us in giving a big congratulations to Pastry Chef Nasir Armar of Parachute Bakery on his winning dish for this year's Golden Capsule Challenge with Nespresso Professional. For his win, Armar put forward his Inside the Capsule with Roasted Hazelnut-Nespresso Cake, Dark Chocolate Mousse, Nespresso-Chocolate Crémeux, Nespresso Caramel, Nespresso Praline Crunch, and Sea Salt.
"Nespresso coffee is rarely experienced as a single flavor," says Armar. "Every cup and every capsule is layered: roasted, bitter, caramelized, nutty, floral, sweet." Armar wanted to translate that experience into a pastry with his entremet an exact replica of the iconic Nespresso pod. "The result looks like the signature Nespresso capsule, but inside it reveals a composition of chocolate, coffee, caramel, texture, and aroma that unfolds layer by layer, just as a great cup of coffee does." Rather than relying on a single coffee, Armar used different Nespresso selections where their unique flavor profiles best complemented each component, Diavolitto for an intense chocolate crémeux, Golden Caramel for a deep coffee caramel, and Roasted Hazelnut to enrich the chocolate cake with warm roasted notes. As he explains: "The dessert is designed to reveal the same layered complexity found in each cup of Nespresso coffee, one bite at a time."
Inside the Capsule with Roasted Hazelnut-Nespresso Cake, Dark Chocolate Mousse, Nespresso-Chocolate Crémeux, Nespresso Caramel, Nespresso Praline Crunch, and Sea Salt. |. Photo: Angela DeCenzo
