Cadbury's chocolate factory
For as long as I can remember, it has always been a fantasy to visit a real chocolate factory. My expectations of course were hyped up by films such as Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
At Cadbury's visitor centre, for only $5, you get to smell plenty of cocoa beans and watch footage of chocolate in the making. I learnt lots about the company's history and the world's chocolate eating habits and even get to shop at the factory outlet for discounted chocs! But we weren't allowed past the gates, into the real factory... boohoo!
According to ABC Hobart, the chocolate floor tours had stopped in April. Damn, I missed out by a few months!
Still worth a visit.
Cadbury Visitor Centre in Claremont Tasmania
Web: www.cadbury.com.au/sites/cadbury/index.php?pageId=55
August 04, 2008
Cake and sweet stuff
And I thought I'd also include this pic of my fave dessert. Dad's homemade tofu dessert with caramelised ginger syrup. It's better than at yum cha :)
24th birthday at Rise
I took my family out to Rise this week for another celebration of my birthday! Once upon a time, I filled out a membership form which was hidden beneath the bill. And earlier this month, I received an email from them with an offer for $25 discount off the 6 course Omakase degustation. Yay! It was still $60 per person for the rest of the crew, but I think Rise is Sydney's best value degustation.
Dessert tonight was panna cotta with kumquat granita and tapioca pudding with starch balls and coffee flavoured granita. Mine was brought out with sparklers and an impressingly neat chocolate-written 'happy birthday'.
Rise restaurant
www.riserestaurant.com.au
