Originating from the town of Otaru in Hokkaido, Japan, LeTao cheesecakes started delivering to Canberra. Earlier in the year, I ordered LeTao’s seasonal special strawberry cheesecake and it is amazing! One of the lightest cheesecakes Iโve ever tasted. The strawberry is fresh and tastes like a strawberry smoothie mixed with Aussie cream cheese and topped […] Read more…
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…
Note: I was invited to The Alice Cocktail Experience as a guest, however all opinions are my own. I recently went to Wonderland for ๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฎ: ๐ช๐ท ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฝ๐ช๐ฒ๐ต/๐ถ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฝ๐ช๐ฒ๐ต ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฌ๐ฎ. 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The former Sweet Tooth Society has rebranded into Poked Cakes focusing on selling their tres leches cake. What is it? Itโs 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 โto shareโ size. The torched meringue […] Read more…
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…