The master chocolatier from Koko Black has defected to South Yarra to open his own chocolate store and cafe, Ganache Chocolate Lounge. The cafe tables and leather sofa make a cosy retreat from the South Yarra shopping strips and the selection of handmade chocolates and gelatos are a nice alternative to a restaurant dessert. For [...]
The original Carlton Brunetti is bustling at all times of the day – it seems that Melbournians just can’t get enough of their coffee, cakes, breads….and for me, the Italian hot chocolate ($4.40). The properly bitter and thick hot chocolate simply does not compare to the insipid powdered mudwater that is trotted out at a [...]
Is this the beginning of an outrageous new trend in Australia – charging extra for eating and drinking on a weekend? The 10% surchage that Max Brenner slap onto your bill on the weekends didn’t seem to deter the hoards of people, mostly young and Asian, queueing up for their dose of chocolate as they [...]
The aroma of chocolate hits you before you even reach the door of Chocolateria San Churro, a specialist Spanish chocolate cafe which does fantastic long strips of churros with your choice of white, milk or dark dipping chocolate ($12). Although J found a hair stuck to one of her churros (the waiter responded with ‘cool’), [...]