Here are just three out of many cool cafes and bakeries in Hobart. It’s the usual story; when you’re holiday, it’s impossible to eat, drink and do everything you’d like to. We’ll just have to return to Hobart, won’t we?
Last week, I gave you burger porn. This week, beautiful bakery porn. Custard choux bun; vanilla bean & passionfruit cheesecake; chestnut mont blanc; gateau Saint Honore Pear tart; eclairs Bovilian chocolate pot; carrot orange & sultana cake; pistachio & raspberry friand; strawberry & custard brioche Mille feuille; banana and sal…
I’m always envious of people who live within walking distance of a good French bakery, who can quickly nip up the street at 7am to grab fresh croissants or hot sausage rolls for breakfast, or newly baked bread that’s got the crackly crust you just can’t get from a supermarket loaf. In this neighbourhood, there’s […]
It’s a warm sunny morning when Juji, Jay and I visit Bourke Street Bakery. We see the crowd long before we get close enough to peek inside. The queue keeps snaking around the corner as more people arrive riding bicycles, on foot and with very polite dogs trotting along on leashes. We’re all eager to […]
A chicken pie from Brumby’s bakery. Mmm, it smelled great. Chunks of chicken, with peas and corn kernels in a nicely seasoned white sauce. The pastry was crisp. I really enjoyed eating my pastry crescent moon. An iced cinnamon bun, also from Brumby’s. A little too strong on the cinnamon, I thought, but yummy all […]
Sushi feastJuji and Jay came over for lunch a few weekends ago . They’d told us of their hankering for sushi, so Jac got us a feast of takeaway sushi. The jars and bottles you can see on the left are Kikkoman soy sauce, an extra bottle of sushi soy sauce, and a jar of […]
How did I miss this post? Jac went to the shops and brought me home some takeaway chicken noodle soup – or so she thought. She ordered “chicken noodle soup” and expected chicken noodle soup, but as soon as I looked at the meat I knew it wasn’t chicken. A bite later confirmed what I […]
This is post 6 out of a series of 8 posts (the full list is at the end of this post). Breakfast at the Marina DeliThis morning, we went to the marina in search of breakfast. We decided to try a light breakfast at the Marina Deli. This is the view from our table in […]
This is post 2 out of a series of 8 posts (the full list is at the end of this post). Our holiday apartmentOn our second day, I woke up early and took photographs of our holiday apartment. This is the front of the apartment – we were upstairs. The kitchen area had all the […]