27 May

I'm not normally one for buying cupcakes, but since I was in the area and had an Entertainment Book voucher I thought I might as well. It took me a while to find it because I mistakenly walked into the complex that housed the Safeway rather than up the ramp towards Glenferrie Station. I'd assumed the voucher was the same deal as the one from the new book - one for half the regular price. It wasn't until I was literally it handing over that I realised the soon-to-expire...

13:52 / Cupcake Central / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Hawthorn / Restaurants
03 Apr

Another trip to Gelato Messina! The pandan and coconut sorbet (unsurprisingly) tastes like kaya, so if I were ever having a craving for kaya that's what I'd get. Gianduia Bianco (white chocolate & hazelnut gelato with hazelnut praline), was quite nice too, but I think if I ate a whole scoop of it I'd feel it was too sweet. Looking at the specials board, I initially thought I'd like the Black Forest the most (Chocolate Fondant Gelato With Kirsch Cream, Cherry Jam And Kirsch Soaked Chocolate Sauce), but...

18:23 / Dessert/Sweets / Fitzroy / Food / Gelato Messina Melbourne / Restaurants
31 Mar

It was an unusually hot day for Autumn and I decided to pop into Pidapipo for some gelato. I'd heard some people say it may not be permanent so I thought I'd better come try while it's in such a convenient location! After a few samples I settled on hazelnut and pistachio. The texture of the gelato was delightful and smooth. The hazelnut was particularly delicious and my favourite of the two. Their gelato and sorbetto comes served with an option of cones or cups. One scoop is $4,...

13:29 / Carlton / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Pidapipo / Restaurants
20 Mar

For this balmy-day visit, I had the pear and rhubarb and a daily special flavour called Montgomery's Gold Mine (dark chocolate w. gold chocolate-coated honeycomb). The pear and rhubarb was deliciously smooth and creamy; my favourite flavour so far. The chocolate one was very strong, like dark chocolate, and I liked the extra textural element from the honeycomb. [caption id="attachment_5230" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Pear and Rhubarb, Montgomery's Gold Mine - Dark Chocolate w. Gold Chocolate Coated Honeycomb[/caption] Gelato Messina 237 Smith St Fitzroy, VIC, 3065 (02) 8354 1223 http://www.gelatomessina.com/ ...

18:46 / Dessert/Sweets / Fitzroy / Food / Gelato Messina Melbourne / Restaurants
06 Feb

So, I'm not a huge ice cream person but a combination of factors such as the hot weather, Helados Juaja being almost directly opposite the bus stop and also the fact that the bus wasn't coming for another 10 minutes, all led to me making the impulse decision to get some Argentinian-style ice cream. I settled on the Toasted Black Sesame (which takes three days to make) and Cookies & Cream ($7.50). The afternoon sun was so intense that the ice cream started melting and dripping everywhere almost as...

14:56 / Carlton / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Helados Juaja / Restaurants
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