Comments on: Those Melbourne bloggers met again, ate again, left again

By: Duncan

Duncan — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:51:45 +0000

So I hope Thanh has gone off and made some! Amelita, you need to add macarons to your list of baking projects (but remember that puff pastry is first on your list:P).

PG, I'm so glad the violet ones had that effect on you. It's my experience every time too… (and also why I so love the Haigh's violet creams). However, I must say that there's no genius on my part in choosing violet. Violet has been a popular flavour in France for a while (typically flavoured crème pâtissière in choux pastry), and crops up in Britain too, though mostly in chocolates.

Floral flavours can be so wonderful, but dropped off the radar (except the often overdone rose!). I'm disappointed with 'lavender' things in Oz, because it's so rare that the baker/chef captures it properly. There are other floral ideas to play with too…

By: pg

pg — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:26:26 +0000

Duncan,

only you could create something that, with one bite, transported me back to being 5. It says something for flavour and memory when in a single mouthful, all I can tell you is that I am a kid, dressed up for going into "Town", to watch a movie and eat lunch at Myers Food Emporium.

Brilliant work.

By: Amelita (Squishy)

Amelita (Squishy) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:22:39 +0000

I am so jealous, again……….

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:24:59 +0000

I'm sad I couldn't make it Was looking forward to it.

I'll have to plan better for the next one.

By: Thanh

Thanh — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:42:45 +0000

You would have been the biggest tease Duncan if you had arrived without macaroons. I could never forgive you after being so enthusiastic about making them. I am now reinvigorated after tasting you wonderful delights and will attempt them again soon.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:41:54 +0000

Thanks everyone!

Jon, I've edited the booboo you tipped me off about.

By: Jon (Melbourne foodie)

Jon (Melbourne foodie) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:28:26 +0000

Good to meet you again Duncan. I'm so glad I got to taste your amazing macaroons this time. I was blown away as to how good they were.

By: Agnes

Agnes — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:52:25 +0000

Was lovely to meet you, Duncan. I'm ecstatic that I got to experience the famous macaroons!

By: Vida

Vida — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:12:14 +0000

You bet we would have slaughtered you, had you thought to turn up macaron-less!!! So glad you saw the light and brought much sunshine into my day with those little delights. As I told you I did steal a few and I am savouring them now!! Vida x