dessert

Kitchen Garden at Rodneys Devonshire tea

Devonshire Tea @ Kitchen Garden at Rodney’s

For $12, you can order a Devonshire Tea at Kitchen Garden at Rodney’s in Pialligo. A Devonshire Tea consists of scones with jam and cream, and a choice of tea/coffee. On a rainy weekend with a craving for hummingbird cake, I decided to go in to check it out. The cafe went through a refurbishment […] Read more…

The Alice cocktail experience cupcake

The Alice Cocktail/Mocktail Experience

Note: I was invited to The Alice Cocktail Experience as a guest, however all opinions are my own. I recently went to Wonderland for 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓮: 𝓪𝓷 𝓲𝓶𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓬𝓴𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓵/𝓶𝓸𝓬𝓴𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓵 𝓮𝔁𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮. Located at Zoo Bar in the city, we’re first met by the Mad Hatter at the door and told to go upstairs. We’re then met […] Read more…

Super Emoji Canberra boba bingsu

Bingsu dessert @ Super Emoji

Note: I was invited to try out the new bingsu range, however all opinions are my own. Super Emoji is known for its bubble teas and iced drinks, mini cake boxes, souffle and various filled choux pastries. There’s a lot more on offer at the City Walk megastore. Late last year, Super Emoji introduced its […] Read more…

Mu Omakase Canberra dinner 1

Best Eats 2021

I quickly put together my best eats of 2021. The categories are: Best cheap eat Best expensive eat Best brunch Best lockdown eat Best lockdown eat (fine dining) Best home bakery dessert Best Cheap Eat – Kebab at Turkish Halal Pide House Yarralumla We rediscovered the famous Turkish food in Yarralumla after we realised it […] Read more…

Get Crackin Loaded Brownie Slab

Get Crackin Brownie Slabs

A discovery that came out of lockdown are the loaded brownie slabs from Get Crackin (the same team behind Get Crackin Creme Brulee). These are almost 1kg loaded brownie slabs with various toppings to choose from – mars bar, triple choc, peanut butter, biscoff, choc mint, smores and more. I chose the Mars bar brownie […] Read more…

Gills Patisserie Fyshwick sang cream cake

Gill’s Patisserie

Gill’s Patisserie is tucked away in Fyshwick, distributing its goodies made on site to other cafes around Canberra. But you can also sit down in their cafe if you want a bite to eat. On my first visit during lockdown, I wanted to try the kimchi twisters that I’ve seen advertised on Gill’s social media. […] Read more…

Black Cat Cocktails hamper Canberra

Canberra Lockdown Discoveries

With a further 4 weeks of lockdown announced in Canberra, I thought I’d throw together a quick list of some lockdown discoveries. I hope everyone is doing okay! Donut Girls I had been following Donut Girls on Instagram for a couple of weeks, when my friend Tales of a Confectionist sent me a surprise delivery […] Read more…

Poked Cakes tres leches

Launch of Poked Cakes tres leches

The former Sweet Tooth Society has rebranded into Poked Cakes focusing on selling their tres leches cake. What is it? It’s basically a sponge cake soaked in three types of milk – condensed, evaporated and cream. I was kindly given a sample of the classic tres leches in a ‘to share’ size. The torched meringue […] Read more…

Spilt MIlk Bar Dickson hazelnut nutella gelato

Gelato and Sorbet @ Spilt Milk Bar (Dickson)

Note: I was invited to visit Spilt Milk Bar in Dickson, however all opinions are my own. Spilt Milk Bar is originally from Orange, NSW, and opened its second store in Dickson, Canberra, back in November 2020. I remember really looking forward to it opening after seeing some amazing flavours (like hojicha!) on their Instagram […] Read more…

Superemoji rose meow box

Desserts You Need to Try in Canberra

I wrote about Canberra’s Top 10 Dessert Destinations back in 2015 (wow time flies) and I thought it was about time for an update. There are so many new places, so here’s another 16 desserts to try! In no particular order… The Bite pretzels I first came across The Bite on Instagram where you could […] Read more…