Guylian chocolate cafe :(

Apparently the Guylian café in Sydney is the first-of-its-kind in Australia. I was heaps excited and was keen to buy a treat for my mum as I know she’s a huge fan of the chocolate brand. I got the three-tiered chocolate mousse cake and it was a sad anti-climax.

Firstly, the cake was in the shape of a crescent, or a circle with an arc cutting into it – where on earth did the rest go? Fail. The cake lacked the Belgian chocolate flavour found in Guylian chocolate boxes and didn’t do justice for the $5-6 I paid for it. Many of my friends/acquaintances criticised the chocolate shop for similar reasons.

i heart sydney

So I haven't had much time to update this blog because well, my flatmate was overseas for 6 weeks and in attempt to keep myself busy, I went to Sydney whenever I had the chance. But a trip to Sydney is not complete without gorging on the food there. My increasing winter belly has benefited from that.

And pictures pictures - of course. I'm not completely neglecting this blog!

Sushi, Guylian chocolate, a vegetarian meal @ the Mind Body Spirit Festival, my lovely friends and I @ Newtown, a home-made salad the size of half a stock pot and home-prepared quail.

One place that I'd definitely recommend is Correlli's in Newtown. It's on King Street and in a old 'School of Art' building. It was good because the food was fresh, balanced, tasty and generous for what we paid. Oh and the atmosphere is nice and casual.

Man, I miss Japanese food - Canberra is deprived of Japanese food as I know it - delicate genuine but complex flavours, well prepared/cut sashimi, non deep-fried options and fresh. Here, we ate at Epping's Sushi Bar. You'd get a decent feed for less than $15 and its one of my favourite sushi places.

Tokyo Sushi Bar, Epping

The below pics were taken at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. It includes:

* 'deep fried cheesecake' (err cholesterol hit, yes?)

* the famous Woolworths food hall (where you'd go sample-crazy)

* displays of food (amazingly cute) etc