September 25th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Restaurants | 4 Comments »
Who doesn’t love an all-purpose chocolate shop? At Josophan’s new city store, which opened last month, you can find spiced drinking chocolate, nut-encased blocks, colour-splattered slabs of cocoa and, importantly, The Best Ice Cream Topping In The World (made of wafer balls, multi-flavoured chocolate pebbles and other crunchy, scoop-enhancing ingredients). There are also chocolate lollipops […]
December 25th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
Merry Christmas! I hope your holidays are full of yums, none-too-painful food comas and that the company is good (or if the company = a compulsory obligation rather than mutually enjoyable, then fingers crossed that the food, drink and present-blitz makes it a little easier to put on that poker face). Right now, the air […]
October 11th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
First up, the sad news: the Blueberry and Yogurt praline has been phased out at Kakawa in Darlinghurst. The good news: the store’s display case is filled with many great consolation prizes. One new addition is the Wild Lemon, which twists the tang and sweetness of lemon into a lovely showdown with milk chocolate. I […]
July 13th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
It’s true, we’re all primed to try new things. There’s something about the never-seen-before that queue-jumps other claims for our attention. So I noticed that Kakawa had these new chocolate squares – in dark and milk versions – pressed with deep berry specks and rugged kernels and seeds. One of my favourite things about fruit-and-nut […]
March 28th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
When a calendar-flip shows how close Easter holidays is, I guess everyone starts plotting their time off and chocolate stockpiling. So this weekend, I stopped at two of my favourite chocolatiers to see what holiday-flavoured goodies were on their shelves. At Kakawa, David and Jin have converted the traditional hot-cross bun into a miniature praline. […]
March 17th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
“This is a pie chart describing my favourite bars. And this is a bar graph describing my favourite pies.” That’s from the How I Met Your Mother episode where Marshall (Jason Segel) becomes addicted to presenting statistics in graphic form. I wonder what he would think of the Chocolate Pie Chart from Australian label Mary […]
February 18th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
One of my favourite things right now is the Dark Chocolate Caramel from Kakawa in Darlinghurst. Take the paper wrapper, give it a ballerina-like untwist, sink it into your mouth and chew (and chew and chew). Anyone afraid of the bitter bite of dark choc needn’t worry, as the caramel sweetens the jolt, making it […]
February 12th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 8 Comments »
So, Will asked me to keep the weekend before my birthday free and to pack an overnight bag. A weather report was my only clue as to where we were going – “Sunny with a chance of shower”. On the same day we left Sydney, there’d be news reports of flash-floods later that evening. We […]
October 18th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
I easily fall into a spell looking into counters lined with exquisite pralines, and the new Kakawa chocolatier in Darlinghurst is the latest place to continue this hold on me. The boutique is a nice front-display break from the endless car showrooms and rental vehicle outlets that keep William Street so drab, and what’s in […]
August 24th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
Anytime you mention a planned trip to Canberra – our nation’s notoriously overplanned and inoffensive capital – you’ll often hear a snicker or witness a raised eyebrow in response. It’s like telling someone you plan to spend your holidays doing full-time laundry. The city has a reputation for being an immensely boring place (and often […]