Chefs use all sorts of inspiration for dishes. It might be something as simple as an ingredient they want to feature, or a painting that prompts a new style of presentation. For a new dessert at Leuca, the brand-new Italian restaurant in Brooklyn's William Vale hotel, chefs Andrew Carmellini and Jason Casey went with something a little more conceptual.

Imagine, if you will, it is the 1960s, you're well-dressed and sitting at an Italian restaurant. By some stroke of luck, you have managed to convince Sophia Loren to be your date. What would you order for dessert in a situation like that?

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