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Beard Papa hits Melbourne

26 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
***THIS ESTABLISHMENT HAS NOW CLOSED***

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 [...]

Written by mellie on August 19th, 2007 | Tags: , , , | 15 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Maxim’s Egg Tart

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. [...]

Written by mellie on May 16th, 2007 | Tags: , , , | 12 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Ultimate Fruit Meringue with Vanilla Cream

I absolutely adore Christmas pudding. I yearn for a hunk of that dense fruity spicy booziness, licked with brandy butter and swimming in a pool of anglaise. Unfortunately those closest to me don’t share my love – so an alternative dessert is pretty much called for.

This year I decided on “the ultimate fruit [...]

Written by mellie on December 25th, 2006 | Tags: , | 2 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

A Vanilla Slice Worth Driving 100km For

As far as vanilla slices go, the Sorrento version from Just Fine Foods Delicatessen (23 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento, Victoria) has got to be one of the better ones. I do have a slight criticism though. They are very hard to eat!

Layers of crisp puff pastry barely contain the indulgence of creamy custard, which [...]

Written by mellie on January 29th, 2006 | Tags: , | 21 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Pistachio Layer Cake with Nougat Cream

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 [...]

Written by mellie on January 22nd, 2006 | Tags: , , | 2 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post