SIFF Sugar Hit 2009: Sheraton on the Park, Sydney
When F wanted to go to Sheraton on the Park’s Sugar hit, I was reminded of my last time there (from the lack of photos, I would presume this was before my food blogging days). I had a wonderful Alaska Bomb that I raved about to Minh, who did not quite share my enthusiasm for the same Sugar Hit when she went.
However, remembering fondly of the dessert buffets I’ve had there (and that Alaska bomb!), I figured that F most probably would like it and agreed to be his Sugar Hit partner in crime.
Going by memory, we went upstairs where the buffet tables were for our Sugar Hit, only to have the wait staff inform us that it’s being served downstairs in the lobby. Puzzled, we went back downstairs and as I sat down, my puzzlement grew. I was quite sure that it wasn’t near the lobby last time, but doubts started to creep in and I thought perhaps I remembered wrongly.
Funnily enough, Teresa was also there with her group of friends for the Sugar hit! Small world =) Hehe She also remembered the Sugar Hit being served upstairs and that it kind of felt weird to have it in the lobby. Sorry, it wasn’t quite in the lobby, it was more off to the side in a small room, which in a way felt a little odd. (Perhaps I’m thinking too much into it.)
Warm Chocolate Pudding with Golden Almond Splinter, Honeycomb Ice Cream and Chantilly Cream
The pudding was a lot bigger than I had anticipated and all that chocolate looked mighty appealing. The lightly sweet Chantilly cream and the honeycomb ice cream were a delicious counterpoint to the heavy and warm chocolate pudding – they both really helped to cut through the dense, gooey, rich chocolate taste.
Truth to be told I didn’t taste any of the almond splinters, as I felt that they were overwhelmed by the incredibly rich chocolate, but they did add a crunchy texture to the dessert. The cute little waffle cup also provided a crunchy texture and I found that I was nibbling on it more often than not so as to not be completely chocolated out. It was interesting though: the chocolate pudding was awesome where it was gooey, but we found the outside of it was a bit too dry. However, eating the dry bits with the cream and ice cream did save it.
I love chocolate, but I think everyone has a limit where there is the possibility of having too much chocolate. For me, this is it and I regrettably could not finish it. I looked over to F’s plate and noticed something that I should have done: made the cream and ice cream last for the whole pudding.
The dessert was paired with Brown Brother’s Orange Muscat and Flora.
Sheraton on the Park
161 Elizabeth Street
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Ph: (02) 9286 6650
Web: http://sheraton.com/sydney
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This article was written on 13 Oct 2009, and is filed under Dessert, SIFF, Sugar Hit, Sydney, CBD.
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Your post reminded me of my partner. I am pretty good at pacing cream/ice cream with a rich pudding. He on the other hand never paces it quite right. It gives me the giggles every time.
Oohh this looks like my kind of dessert ^^! I will have to try it to see if it is possible to have too much chocolate
hee hee
Too much chocolate? Impossible!
i tried it tonight. was really nice
This is one of the sugar hits that I’ve been meaning to go to… glad to know that it’s good!
Aha! It’s all about the rationing! I try to balance everything and it drives Ms. Taste mad. I will spend my time making sure that everything finishes together (eg 3 small mouthful portions left of meat, rice, vegies so everything is eaten) and Ms. Taste would ruin my meal qi by eating all the meat so I have too much rice and vegies left.
Think about meal qi before totally finishing part of a dish!
as thick, rich and heavy as it was… i can’t seem to have the urge to go back for seconds already after looking at that picture!
clekitty: I would like to think that I can pace my food properly so everything finishes at the same time, but this kind of proves that I can’t. Hahah… terrible.
FFichiban: Did you end up going? I think you did but my memory’s so crap and I can’t remember =( Sorry…
Arwen from HogletK: Hahaha that’s what I thought!! Maybe it’s because I’m getting old and I can’t take as much chocolate as I used to =(
Simon Food Favourites: Hehe glad you liked it! =D
Jacq: Have you managed to go yet?
Hehe…
Mr Taste @ tastedbytwo: LOL! That’s cute =)) I think I do that to F too… hehehe.
Next time I will try to think about the meal qi before totally finishing it – I guess I should break old and bad habits, hey? =)
abercrombie: Heheh I think I may be able to … in a couple of months =P hahah
Ugh… almost drooled when looking over the picture O_o need a good dessert….lol
overall what was your favourite sugar hit so far this year?
Michael Aulia: LOL! Have you gotten your dessert fix yet??
charis: Hmmm, Perama I would say – awesome desserts and great value for money (you get 4-5 different desserts on the plate each week). Followed closely by Tony Bilson’s (though they have the pear and frangipani tart on their normal menu for $14) and The Westin.
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