Article: Uncommon Scents; HOLY BASIL! NOW IT'S HERBS IN DESSERTS

Herbs - except, perhaps, mint - are strictly for savory dishes, while spices suit both savory and sweet foods. At least that was the traditional wisdom until creative chefs began challenging this hidebound approach.

Seeking new flavors to pique customers' palates, chefs turned to sweet woodruff, lemon verbena, rosemary, thyme, basil, sage, lemon balm, bay rum, coriander and beyond to flavor new-age desserts. Not to be outdone, Washington chefs are putting their own spin on the herbs-in-desserts trend.

Fresh from New York's Royalton Hotel, pastry chef Melissa De Mayo, who is creating new desserts for the afternoon tea, lunch and dinner menus at the Hay-Adams Hotel, finds herbs fit perfectly ...

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