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. […]
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 […]