![]() “It’s better than I expected,” Brooke said. Behind the scenes with Australian Gourmet Travelle.The sisters have previously visited the chocolatier’s Singapore and Brisbane stores, and couldn’t wait for the opening, with the youngest sibling even skipping out on morning lessons to get her chocolate fix.New Year's Eve cocktail party at Ocean Room.> 10 tips on how to market your restaurant > Tracking down the original cronut in NYC > Behind-the-scenes on a food photography shoot > Bloggers vs Critics - Can anybody write a blog? > Your guide to mushroom picking in Oberon > Terrace House Opening New Doors DIY Tour > Is this Sydney's best cheeseburger? Bush So much more intensity and satiation :) I'm not a huge fan of fondants though - all those rivers of molten chocolate tend to leave me with a twitch from sugar overload. I'm definitely heading there the next time I'm down Mexico way :) Hi Rachel - I'm definitely a dark chocolate girl now. Come on down! Hi kevw - I've heard lots of good things about Koko Black too. It was a delicious mix of chillis - so much more complex with traces of smoky sweetness. Hi Anon - I remember trying the spicy hot chocolate from Jacques Torres in NYC. I haven't tried their coffee beans - perhaps a good thing as I always find them far too addictive for my own good. I haven't tried the waffles - maybe when my pancreas recovers I'll head on back! Hi lil - Their menu is quite expensive. Hi Chocolatesuze - I remember seeing that pizza on your blog :) I really do think it needs a scoop of ice cream though. Hi Lorraine E - Heh, that definitely must be the cheapest thing on the menu! Sounds good though, and easily do-able too (phew!). Hope you satiate your cravings :) Hi m-h - I think it was more a sugar coma actually. It was utter heaven! Hi crunchasarus rex - lol. Hi Jennifer - I think one of my most memorable hot chocolates was the thick creamy concoction from La Maison du Chocolat in NYC. ![]() Posted by Helen (Grab Your Fork) on 12:38:00 am Hot chocolate at Lindt Cafe, Martin Place ![]() Shop 11, East Esplanade, Manly Wharf, Manly, Sydneyġ59-175 Church Street, Parramatta, SydneyĬhocolate hazelnut pizza at Blues Point Cafe, McMahon's Point Shop 5, Erina Fair, Erina Fair Drive, Erina Monday to Wednesday & Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm Stat.įriday to Saturday 9.00am – 12.00 Midnight I don't need a hug mug, I need a defibrillator. The chocolate pizza has pushed me over the edge. A scoop of ice cream in the middle would have provided some much needed relief. ![]() No wonder the girls are giggling with glee in the corner.įor me, it's nothing but painfully sweet. Slathered with chocolate, bits of marshmallow, smashings of caramelised pecans and discs of banana, it's a lurid technicolour dream come true for every sugar-craving teenager. The arrival of my chocolate banana pizza is proof that one really can have too much of a good thing. ![]() Pizza topped with melted chocolate, caramelised pecan, The crepes are soft and delicate, puddles of sweet hazelnut spread tempered by thick slices of banana and a cooling scoop of vanilla ice cream. The choc-fest continues with two banana praline crepes that are drizzled generously with lashings of melted chocolate. Two crepes filled with banana and a nutty praline The Italian thick hot chocolate is more to my liking, a rich and decadent drink that languidly rolls across the tongue, its strong cocoa undertone warming the belly. There are huge jars of sprinkles on the counter, a display cabinet groaning with chocolate pastries, and a retail outlet out the back selling drinking chocolate, block chocolate, chocolate buds, pralines and all the Max Brenner drinking paraphernalia you could ever hope for.ĭivegurl has the Mexican spicy hot chocolate, a potent broth that is a little heavy on the cayenne pepper for both our palates. A large vat of melted chocolate churns its way merrily at the entrance a large brown pipe emblazoned with CHOCOLATE would have you believe this very concoction is pumped up to the ceiling, across the room and down into the barrels from which the hot chocolate is siphoned (it's not). On a drizzling Saturday afternoon, the Max Brenner outlet at Paddington is brimming with cocoa addicts, its tables adorned with lazing couples, exhausted shoppers and one large gaggle of giggling teenage girls. Suckaos are not an insult, but a sexy receptacle by which to melt mini chocolate buds over a tea light, sucking up the thick pool of molten chocolate using a special metal straw that doubles as a spoon. His hug mugs have an egg-like curve that beg to be clutched close to the heart, white woollen jumper pulled down past your wrist strictly optional. His very name seems to elicit weak knees and breathless desire amongst fervent chocoholics. ![]()
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