Dessert Correspondents
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We are dessert explorers, originally from Melbourne & now based in NYC! We chronicle dessert adventures from nibbling brunch desserts at trendy cafes to baked goodies from patisseries, savoring plated artistry at restaurants to partaking in lavish high teas. We highlight the newest & most fabulous desserts worthy of a visit, showcase emerging dessert trends, & take you on a photographic..
Dessert Correspondents
6d ago
Introduction We last visited Japan in 2015. Wahhhh where has time gone? ? Long time readers may recall our dessert guides here and here and here from Kyoto and Arashiyama. As soon as we were relocated back to the Asia-Pacific region, we couldn’t wait to visit again. This year, we visited Tokyo during what was ..read more
Dessert Correspondents
2w ago
Introduction One of our most popular NYC dessert guides compiles all the best Asian dessert cafes in Manhattan where you can sit down and relax with a plate (or several) of desserts. Another of our most popular NYC dessert guides lists where to find the best Asian street food dessert spots in NYC. If you ..read more
Dessert Correspondents
1M ago
Guide to the best winter daytrip tours in Norway's Tromso and Lofoten Islands, plus the best Norwegian dessert pastry bakery to hunt down ..read more
Dessert Correspondents
1M ago
Celebrating Chinese New Year with a special afternoon tea in KL. Our experience As no doubt happened to you, dear readers, Covid disrupted many of our travel plans for about 2-3 years. ? So it was, after almost eight years, we finally made it back to the Asia-Pacific region for a visit. As we ..read more
Dessert Correspondents
1M ago
Introduction To celebrate our 7th year of dessert blogging in NYC, here is our seventh volume of the latest and greatest pancakes to be had in NYC. And if you are wondering about other scrumptious pancakes, don’t forget about our previous six best NYC pancake diaries (see here, here, here, here, here and here). Enjoy ..read more
Dessert Correspondents
1M ago
Hiking across the Azores for the best Azorean Portuguese desserts. Aside from shopping and eating NYC, one of our favourite things to do is to head upstate for a hike, and treating ourselves to bags of freshly baked apple cider doughnuts, endless scoops of country-style ice cream, and all the wonders of maple syrup. We ..read more
Dessert Correspondents
2M ago
A serene afteroon tea of modern Chinese desserts. Our experience High tea is not a NYC forte — after quite a number of high tea experiences in NYC, we have yet to come across a venue that offers the lavish dessert spreads seen in Asia and Australia, or the cultivated creativity of desserts seen ..read more
Dessert Correspondents
2M ago
Introduction In the last seven years of life in NYC, we have encountered wave after wave of Asia-influenced dessert trends. We have popped our fair share of bubble waffle ice cream creations, spliced layers of creamy mille crepe cakes, been engulfed in the Japanese-style cream puffs and Korean cream doughnuts explosion, counted one-thousand-and-one-ways to use ..read more
Dessert Correspondents
3M ago
The best must eat rum cake dessert in Antigua Barbuda Caribbean, and where to find it ..read more
Dessert Correspondents
3M ago
Introduction Winter in NYC…fifty shades of grey…bah. To chase away all that grey, we have been yearning for pops of yellow. Say hello to NYC’s best corn desserts! ? Korean-French corn mousse cake Dessert destination: Lysee, Flatiron, Manhattan. Budget: $$-$$$. Short and sweet story: Elegantly crafted and very subtly flavoured, this viral trompe l’oeil cake ..read more