Tag: dessert

  • Mezza 4 1/2

    The back of the dessert menu features Pierre Hermé scratching his head wondering: “Hmmm, foie gras with creme brulee? I dunno… think they might go for it?” We had a good dinner in the company of good friends on Thursday at the Grand Hyatt’s Mezza9 despite some disappointments which I am compelled to talk about.…

  • My forefathers ate bowls of chicken droppings

    Photo by Lee Xian Jie “My family is descended from Confucius”, said the chubby Year 12 Boy to me when I didn’t ask about his pedigree. I must have doubted him or given him some dismissive look prior to that statement that prompted him to reveal that fact. This was some years ago in Sydney,…