100 Treats!
This is our 100th post! When we started blogging both of us were worried that we wouldn't have anything to post up. Who would have thought that we would have so much to say about sweet little treats? Okay, other than our husbands! We are really enjoying the blogging world... it is so positive & fun. The Martha Stewart "Year of Cakes" has driven us to make cakes we never thought we could... in tandem with others from around the world. We have participated in swaps here, here & here. We have even been mentioned here. The best part is meeting new sweet peeps! Our blogging friends! We even got to meet some face to face here!
To celebrate, Nicky & I treated ourselves to our most favourite place for patisserie in Sydney, La Renaissance. Both of us have a thing for Millefeuilles... In Paris our favourites are Pierre Herme & Sadaharu Aoki. But we aren't very often in Paris! So when we are home and need a fix... we seek out at this Rocks establishment. Their pastry is crispy & crunchy... not a hint of sogginess. The vanilla creme patissiere is so smooth & sleek. But the best bit is the caramelised icing sugar... not overwhelming, but for me the highlight.
Nicky tried the Cherry Michael... to be a bit adventurous (I just can't go past the MF!). It was made with sour cherries and apparently was tart, moist & full of juicy cherriness. It must have been good as it disappeared almost as quickly as my Millefeuille! The patisserie isn't the only thing that is so appealing about this place... it is the French service! Sometimes when you take too long to make up your mind which treat you are going to order you quickly find you have been ignored & have to wait again! This always makes me laugh...the full experience! T
La Renaissance Patisserie Francaise
47 Argyle Street
The Rocks Sydney 2000
T. 02) 9241 4878
Open 7 Days - 8.30am to 6.00pm
To celebrate, Nicky & I treated ourselves to our most favourite place for patisserie in Sydney, La Renaissance. Both of us have a thing for Millefeuilles... In Paris our favourites are Pierre Herme & Sadaharu Aoki. But we aren't very often in Paris! So when we are home and need a fix... we seek out at this Rocks establishment. Their pastry is crispy & crunchy... not a hint of sogginess. The vanilla creme patissiere is so smooth & sleek. But the best bit is the caramelised icing sugar... not overwhelming, but for me the highlight.
Nicky tried the Cherry Michael... to be a bit adventurous (I just can't go past the MF!). It was made with sour cherries and apparently was tart, moist & full of juicy cherriness. It must have been good as it disappeared almost as quickly as my Millefeuille! The patisserie isn't the only thing that is so appealing about this place... it is the French service! Sometimes when you take too long to make up your mind which treat you are going to order you quickly find you have been ignored & have to wait again! This always makes me laugh...the full experience! T
La Renaissance Patisserie Francaise
47 Argyle Street
The Rocks Sydney 2000
T. 02) 9241 4878
Open 7 Days - 8.30am to 6.00pm
posted by Sweet Treat at 8:19 pm
2 Comments:
Congrats on your 100th post, I would love to be in the draw. I have a weakness for sweets so I have a few loves...winter it's all about sticky date pud with a dollop of king island cream. Summer I love sticky rice with fresh mango and if I'm choosing from cake window, a chocolate eclair will do it for me everytime.
Hello...
Too sweet - this is gorgeous - and I may have come to the right place... I'm after the correct name of those little french biscuits - they're made in strawberry, pistachio and vanilla - and sometimes lavender or chocolate - they're bright pastel in colour and have a sweet filling - does anyone know??? The texture is almost like a meringue.
Help!
Lisa
the little paper house
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