Fuji BakeryPhone (02) 9975 1095
I picked up the most gorgeous mochi (rice cakes) at the recent Japan Festival in Box Hill. After developing an appreciation for such things in Japan, I was quite upset that I couldn’t seem to find any freshly-made artisan ones here in Melbourne. Alas, we probably still can’t find them [...]
26 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Looks like Melbourne has succumbed to another worldwide franchise.
Opening late last week, Beard Papa is an Japanese company from Osaka renowned for it’s custard cream choux. Using a special patented two-layer choux/pastry recipe, it is crunchy on the outside and spongy on the inside. It is then pumped full of vanilla custard [...]
Maxim’s Cakes173 Little Bourke Street, MelbournePhone 03 9662 1980
After our yum cha at Shark Fin House, how can one not swing by Maxim’s for an egg tart? Touted as Melbourne’s best (…well it says so in the window so it must be true), well, I have to admit they do taste rather good. [...]
Sometimes a recipe just grabs you by the apron ties and begs to be baked. A Pistachio Layer Cake with Nougat Cream led me astray this weekend. Oh my.
The method and ingredient list is rather impressive, although I had to tweak a few of the ingredients as to what was at hand. So out went [...]
