Located inside the George St Merivale complex, Lorraine’s is a patisserie selling an array of baked goods; tarts, cakes, pastries and slices. My favourite is the Mascarpone Cake: a Lightened mascarpone, layered with crisp coconut dacquoise, fresh strawberries and the combination of flavours and textures is unreal. Watch the chefs work in the open pastry … Continue reading Lorraine’s Patisserie
XS Espresso is a chain of cafes that can be found all around Sydney, in locations such as Wetherill Park, North Parramatta, Prestons, Gregory Hills and at UNSW Kensington. We’ve visited a few of the venues now and find the cafes to have a good vibe. Order at the counter and food is brought to … Continue reading XS Espresso – UNSW
Ashfield Apothecary has been on our foodie hit list for a long time now. We see endless pictures from friends who go there and the dine in food menu appealed to us, as well as the Persian Love Cake. But living in the East and working full time has meant it took a while to … Continue reading Ashfield Apothecary
The flagship store for Terracotta Roasters is what we describe as a hidden gem, located on a quiet corner of Darlington, close to Abercrombie and Cleveland St. They’ve opened a new store inside the Australian Railway Historical Society Alexandria serving the same great coffee, more suited to people in the go as it’s more takeaway … Continue reading Terracotta Roasters – new to Alexandria
Boxi are a gift box service, with options to suit various needs and demographics, whilst also providing personalisation. Find your perfect box, send with gift cards or even the inclusion of photo, a poem, or message. Boxes can also be personalised if needed, just reach out for more info to have that personal touch. Boxi … Continue reading Corporate and Custom gift boxes from @ Boxi
Motto Motto is a casual contemporary Japanese restaurant with a range of fast food style Japanese at super reasonable prices. We’ve been to the Macquarie Shopping Centre restaurant before, but this time went to Castle Hill. Motto Motto have just opened a new store in Marrickville as well. You order at the counter or via … Continue reading Motto Motto – casual Japanese dining
We tried out the coffee coffee at Black and White Espresso Bar in The Rocks, Sydney. Using Single O for their Milk Based coffees, they also do filter, juices and other cold drinks. We had milk based coffees and found the coffee to be quite strong and fruity. Food wise, there’s a breakfast and lunch … Continue reading Black and White Espresso @ The Rocks
Surry Hills is the home of plenty of cafes, restaurants and bars, but also some great shops and food stores. One of these is Formaggi Occello, a store selling a huge range of cheeses from Italy, France, Switzerland, England, Ireland, Holland, Spain, America and around Australia. The store is super cute and has a homely … Continue reading Formaggi Occello @ Surry Hills
Gelatissimo make their artisan gelato fresh in-store and it is created with quality ingredients that have no artificial colours or flavours! Try some old-school classics or some of their specials, but whichever it is, you’ll find so many you like that it’s hard to choose! Image : https://gelatissimo.com.au We popped into the Coogee store to … Continue reading New flavours for winter @ Gelatissimo
Kwila is a small cafe and coffee roaster in the backstreets of Surry hills. They are an independent small batch roasting company who source their products in Papua New Guinea. Their perspective ethical is to source from ecologically & socially focused coffee producers. They have milk based, espresso and batch brew coffee which had a … Continue reading Kwila @ Surry Hills
