Baker D. Chirico had been sitting in my saved list for ages, and this week I finally went. It’s known for the fountain outside and the seats next to it, and I’d assumed it would be one of those places that looks good and tastes just okay. It didn’t. The Brisbane shop is at 18 […]
Dear Florence Sydney Review
I’d wanted to try Dear Florence for ages. We finally went after lunch at Ibushi, which is in the same building. The cakes are small and expensive, about $20 and up each, and you get maybe four bites. They’re also really good. Dear Florence is a French patisserie on the ground floor of Prefecture 48, […]
Banksia Bakehouse Sydney Reviews
One of the prettiest bakeries in Sydney, and I go at least once a week. Banksia Bakehouse is a dessert shop tucked into the base of an office tower on George Street. It’s been getting busy lately, which is no surprise. Tenancy 4, Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street, Sydney CBD. There’s also a second shop […]
Idle New Farm Reviews
Before we went, I’d seen Idle’s Google rating, 3.9. When we pulled up, the tables outside were full of people, and it was a weekday. I picked up a blueberry Danish without thinking much about it, and it stopped me. It was astonishing. By the time I finished it I was annoyed at myself for […]
Bella & Tortie Stafford Review
I’d been following Bella & Tortie on Instagram for ages, reading the weekly menu and trying to talk myself into the trip. The bakery only opens on Friday and Saturday mornings, and it’s a long way from me, so it took me a while to commit. I was craving dessert badly, so I finally went. […]
Mitr Dessert House Reviews – Brisbane’s Thai-Inspired Dessert and Fusion Cafe
Mitr is one of those rare Brisbane CBD places where the food tastes good, the portions are big and the bill doesn’t make you wince, and on a Sunday evening with three adults and three kids we ate until we were stuffed and still paid under $200, I think it was about $173 if I […]
Soufflé Japancakes Greenslopes Review – Brisbane Southside’s Fluffy Japanese Pancakes
I’d known about this place for ages and just never got round to going, and now that I’ve been I should have gone so much earlier, it was so good! It’s Soufflé Japancakes in Greenslopes, tucked away on the Brisbane southside, and the Japanese soufflé pancakes there are made to order and wobble when they […]
Kumo Desserts Melbourne Reviews
We were walking through the city with a friend when we passed a long queue snaking out the front of a dessert shop. There were lots of foreigners in line, so I assumed it was just an influencer spot and kept walking. Later I wanted a soufflé and went looking for guides, and everyone was […]
Nos. Bakehouse & Cafe Dutton Park Reviews
Our friends kept recommending this place so many times we finally gave in and went. It’s tucked on a street that isn’t exactly a hot strip, nothing around it screaming “popular brunch spot,” so the half hour wait for a table caught us off guard a bit. Small menu, but every single dish on it […]
Corica Pastries Perth Reviews – Apple Strudel and Parkside Coffee
Perth’s best apple pie, or strudel as it’s properly called, plus a coffee with the flowery mugs, all within a ten minute walk of each other in Northbridge. Close to Chinatown, and easy to do on foot first thing from the city. Corica is something of a Perth institution, with the famous apple strudel the […]