Naughty but nice

In the run-up to Xmas here’s some deli­cious eats and drinks around town I might have had to sam­ple recent­ly:

• CGR Merchant’s salt­ed caramel infused rum and the best val­ue $15 cheese­board ever had.

• Betty’s dry iced shar­ing teapot cock­tails. Fri­day and Sat­ur­day evenings only.

• Hideaway’s pecan pie.  Twice.

• Any­thing AroBake – baby xmas mince tarts, almond cres­cent cook­ies or stollen.

• Thun­der­bird’s Monte Chris­to bat­tered deep fried ham and cheese sand­wich.  Only a oncer but OMG.

• Welling­ton Choco­late Fac­to­ry’s salt­ed brit­tle caramel choco­late. Or the craft beer bar for hop lovers.

• Any of Louis Sergeant’s cab­i­net sweet­ies.

• Bour­bon peanut but­ter or sake apri­cots or brandied cher­ries with oth­er deli­cious things on crum­pet.  From Crum­pet.  Accom­pa­nied by rum and gin­ger spiced pos­set nat­u­ral­ly.

• Any of French Cancan’s pas­tries and tarts (and nice to sup­port them in cel­e­bra­tion of hav­ing gained res­i­den­cy).

• The Leeds Street (Ti Kou­ka) salt­ed caramel cook­ie.  Take a friend.

• Gellisimo’s Christ­mas gelatos.  Order­able now.

• Canteen’s brioche French toast with tof­fee sauce and bananas. Prob­a­bly also a oncer.

• The Mex­i­co car­rot cake dessert.  Unlike any you’ll get else­where.  Head­ing for a twicer.

Ho ho ho.