Sweet Envy

January 21, 2012

On Em's recommendation, nosotros hiked upwards to North Hobart for afternoon tea at Sweet Envy. This prim white shopfront boasts all agency of sugary treats - from the ubiquitous cupcakes as well as macarons to candy, ice-cream, fancy desserts as well as made-to-order weddings-birthdays-anything cakes.

After a few panicky minutes overwhelmed amongst choice, I dismissed the frosting-heavy cupcakes as well as requested the Nutter Butter ($3.50), 2 peanut cookies sandwiched amongst peanut butter buttercream. The risk of the crunchy cookie is that it's impenetrable to the dessert fork as well as all the icing squishes out the middle - I was forced to deconstruct this, as well as discovered inwards the procedure that the buttercream didn't sense of savor of peanut butter at all. The roasted peanuts, at least, added about depth to a real sweetness snack.

Michael's raspberry jam doughnut ($3.50) was pleasant, but had inevitably been sitting on display for at to the lowest degree a few hours. Doughnuts actually are best eaten inside minutes of cooking, aren't they?

Based on the many other reviews of Sweet Envy out at that topographic point (see below), nosotros may possess got been a fleck unlucky inwards our selections. It's non surprising that when dozens of dissimilar sweets are on offer, about volition survive improve than others. The icecream here, inwards particular, has a real skillful reputation as well as would for sure demonstrate upwards the terrible Cold Rock cups nosotros sampled a twosome of days earlier.

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Other weblog posts close Sweet Envy are all positive, though about private items possess got caused disappointment. Check out Provender Prattle, Rita's Bite, bri eats, Sunday's Child, Walnuts & Quince, The Drill Hall Emporium, Sitting on piece of job past times of our world, Molly's Maison, One Crafty Mumma, May Day for Food, nevertoosweet as well as this thread on Eating Tassie.

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Sweet Envy
341 Elizabeth St, North Hobart
(03) 6234 8805
sweetness treats $2-10
http://www.sweetenvy.com/

Accessibility: Sweet Entry has a flat, average-width entrance as well as is to a greater extent than probable to survive crowded amongst customers than furniture. Ordering as well as payment takes house at counters of varying heights.

September 18, 2010: Naked Espresso

Edit 12/02/2013: Naked Espresso is no longer inward draw of piece of occupation organization here, but Basil Pizza however is. Naked Espresso's chef is similar a shot offering vegan breakfasts closed to the corner at Apt.

impressive array of vegan breakfasts. Even better, nosotros were scheduled to run into upwards amongst a posse of Sydney vegans, led past times Mandee from Cupcake Kitteh.

We started amongst coffees - delicious soy apartment whites that come upwards highly recommended. They were only the affair to wake me upwards plenty to human face upwards the massive array of brekkie options on the menu. It's a to a greater extent than frequently than non savoury range, amongst only buckwheat pancakes providing a sweetness alternative. Of course, this suited me fine, too subsequently some deliberation I settled on the 'morning after' giant fry-up (two Redwood sausages, 3 hash-browns, grilled tomato, sauteed mushrooms, wilted infant spinach, roasted pumpkin, home-cooked baked beans too toast, $14.90).

This was a massively hearty treat: some of the tastiest vegie sausages I've had, a saucy edible bean mix too an array of delicious vegetables. Throw inward some wonderful staff of life too 3 crispy niggling hash-browns too you've got ane of the best vegan breakfasts closed to (just hold off a span to a greater extent than posts for some other contender)

Cindy also went for a savoury treat, the B.L.A.T. (Redwood bacon rashers, lettuce, avocado too tomato plant served on 2 slices of sourdough amongst vegan mayo too dijon mustard on the side, $11.90).
This got the most order-envy of anyone's meal, a stunning sandwich of fresh too flavoursome salad too Redwood's tasty bacon rashers on some to a greater extent than first-class bread. It tasted every bit practiced every bit it looks - Cindy rated it the best BLT she's had since she went vego.

Everybody else was positive close their meals - Naked Espresso didn't seat a pes wrong. We couldn't bring kicked our Sabbatum off whatsoever better. We fifty-fifty got to rapidly run into cookbook writer too Naked Espresso co-owner, Leigh Drew. As good every bit the wonderful meal, it was peachy to run into upwards amongst a bunch of friendly peeps - Mandee too her buddies gave us lots of eating tips for the weekend ahead too took us on a vegan-sweet eating, op-shop browsing, coffee-drinking tour of Newtown too surrounds. Thanks gang!

Read other reviews of Naked Espresso at Vegan About Town, ZuckerBaby, Cupcake Kitteh (and again!), Kittens Gone Lentil, Tropical Vegan.

Address: 126 King Street, Newtown
Ph: 9519 4880
Price: $6.90-$14.90
Website: http://www.cafenaked.com/

Maya Vegetarian

February 23, 2015

Once dorsum inward Sydney, I googled around for a vegetarian dinner selection inward Surry Hills. I idea I'd striking on something novel amongst Maya Vegetarian, but the other weblog posts listed below revealed that it was only novel to us. There are several Maya Indian restaurants clustered together on Cleveland St, too at release 470 you'll honour an all-vegetarian card too a display illustration stacked amongst sweets. 

The setting is casual too comfortable - y'all demand to club at a counter too fetch your ain water, but nutrient is delivered to the freshly-wiped tables too at that spot are Bollywood posters too televised cinema clips to bask equally y'all eat.

There's a lot to conduct from - crispy-fried starters, a arrive at of mains, Panjabi and South Indian thali, dosa, uttapam, breads, chaat, desserts too daily specials. I noticed helpful (v)s on vegan dishes throughout their online menu but non inward store, then a chip of training may hold upwardly inward order.

Michael loves the diversity too vastness of a thali ($15.90) - this Panjabi 1 included (clockwise from top) 2 breads too a papadum, salad too pickle (under the bread), herbed yoghurt, a charred eggplant curry, a dahl, sambhar, mattar paneer, basmati rice too a runny rice pudding. The breadstuff was splendid too the eggplant too paneer curries were the get-go to disappear, but eventually Michael demolished close the entire plate (...with a footling aid from a friend).

I tried out their Tandoori Paneer Kulcha ($8.90) - 2 fluffy, tandoori-charred breads stuffed amongst crumbly paneer, fresh herbs too light-green chilli, amongst a tub of raita too a smear of pickle.

The exclusively shame of Maya's meals was that they were then generous nosotros couldn't contemplate ordering anything sweet. I envy the residents of Surry Hills their opportunities to halt inward for a inexpensive snack or an easy, filling too spicy meal.

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Maya Vegetarian has won fans on nutrient blogs Millie's Food Symposium, Feeders Digest, More Dinner Than Cents, B-Kyu too Millie's Food Symposium, Feeders Digest, More Dinner Than Cents, My Darling Darlinghurst.

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Maya Vegetarian
470 Cleveland St, Surry Hills
(02) 9699 8663
starters & mains, dosa, uttapam, breads & specials, desserts, drinks & chaat
http://www.mayavegetarian.com.au/

Accessibility: There is a measuring upwardly on entry too well-spaced tables inside. We ordered too paid at a low-ish counter. We didn't see the toilets.