foodbloggers descend on adriano zumbo, balmain

2 December 2008, 02:54

mention dessert to a food blogger and they will drop everything to come. especially if it’s ZUMBO… adriano zumbo patissier (296 Darling Street, Balmain) is fast becoming my happy place and with the spread of the almost fanatical legions of foodblogger fans it will soon be yours too =P


zumbos new summer collection is called ‘please sir can i have some more’ (available until 22nd may) and like little oliver twist begging for more food my brain is begging me to reach deep into my wallet and procure some pretty babies…


“im charles! pick the charles du jour!” counterboy persuades us


zumbo the kid has vegemite in it heh how aussie


my heart skips a beat at the sight of the rice pudding eclair and is immediately whisked away into a pretty box


while the cakes are so prettily lined up in rows on their pristine white plates i cant help but stare at the boxful of macarons. BOXES of macarons! look at them so fat and squishy and filled with super generous amounts of filling! 4 each please i say to the counterboy who packs them into another pretty box


pineapple & ginger, pink grapefruit, blue cheese. heh yes blue cheese macaron! i couldn’t see how a savoury flavour could work but it did and it wasn’t too overpowering. the pineapple & ginger was a little too gingery for i who is just starting to get into ginger and is saved for the mothership. the pink grapefruit is a pleasant flavour but i was hoping for bits of pulp to be in it


mango & jasmine, finger bun, sticky date pudding. of the 6 flavours i chose i think these 3 were the best with the sticky date pudding my absolute fav and the finger bun a close second with sultanas buried in the filling and rolled with coconut. the mango & jasmine is a refreshing combination of sweet mango and floral notes of jasmine


armed with our treats we head to the adriano zumbo cafe chocolat (Shop 5, 308 Darling St, Balmain, inside Balmain Mall about 5 shops to the right of the patisserie) where the fabulous reem from i am obsessed with food has pre-warned the staff of our arrival and managed to reserve us the little alcove with the shiny red chandelier and long communal table.


we are joined by helen from grab your fork, karen from citrus and candy, amanda from the cake and the knife, howard, linda and teresa from eat show and tell, lorraine from not quite nigella, belle from ooh, look, richard from here comes the food, simon from simon food favourites, yien yien from the delectable delight and chris and tim from the way it crumbles and the table is soon filled with plates of cakes and tarts and breads and mugs of hot chocolate so we spill over to the adjacent table for a makeshift cake studio


the rice pudding eclair ($5.20) is as fabulous as i had hoped with crisp choux sandwiching the rice pudding creme and covered in a cinnamon dusted fondant


innards shot of zumbo the kid ($7.50)


helen has contributed the charles du jour ($7.60) for our feast


and then promptly kills it in her attempt to divide it heh heh there were many more desserts eaten but im sure youll see it on everyone elses blogs lol


and the aftermath of 18 happy zumbo fans ahhh it was great to see everyone again and thanks everyone for sharing!

Related chocolatesuze posts:
Food Bloggers meetup at East Ocean
Food Bloggers meetup at Nick’s Seafood & Lindt
Sydney Foodbloggers High Tea at Crossroads Bar, Swissotel

1. Oh Suze… all the foodbloggers have been posting photos about the new Zumbo summer collection… ah omg it makes me so so so sooooo hungry! I’ll have to visit it again soon!!! JEALOUS

   — Fiona    Dec 2, 10:20 AM    #
   
   

2. Hey there! Great to meet you on Sunday, catch up soon:) I better start on my post lol

   — Miss Honey    Dec 2, 11:42 AM    #
   
   

3. Hey! It was great to finally meet you!
   How awesome are those macaroons… I ate one on the way home… and wanted another one but I HAD to hold back!

   — Teresa    Dec 2, 12:06 PM    #
   
   

4. Ooh I ws inspired by your macaron raid I bought a box to take home and try. Finger bun drool

   Hope we do it again soon :)

   — Karen    Dec 2, 02:48 PM    #
   
   

5. lol! i can’t believe you posted my cake massacre photo! ‘twas good fun indeed!

   — Helen    Dec 2, 03:34 PM    #
   
   

6. Just been going round checking out everyone’s posts. Fun! I like your macaron shots and agree that the pink grapefruit could have been more ‘fruity’.

   — belle    Dec 2, 04:28 PM    #
   
   

7. i can see why you ate six in a row, i am going back for more!

   — amanda    Dec 2, 04:46 PM    #
   
   

8. Booo sif hide the macaroons in your bag XP hee hee great post and great to see you again.

   Oh can I get a jelly bear hair thingymajig kthhxx :)

   — FFichiban    Dec 2, 06:24 PM    #
   
   

9. hi susan

   great to meet you and awesome blog. i didn’t try any of the macarons but very tempted now.

   S :-)

   — Simon Food Favourites    Dec 2, 07:09 PM    #
   
   

10. Wow…those cakes make me hungry…I wanna go there and have a bite ;p
    for the time being I will juz drool!

    — elin    Dec 2, 08:18 PM    #
    
    

11. A very noble but failed concept, this ‘sharing’ business! ;)

    — Y    Dec 2, 09:49 PM    #
    
    

12. Does Melbourne have something similar to Adrian Zumbo? I’d like to send my sister dolcis for her birthday. And while we’re at the subject, can non-food bloggers join you guys? This is one killer mission =)

    — APHRODITE UNDERCOVER    Dec 2, 10:28 PM    #
    
    

13. I can’t believe I didn’t buy any macarons! But I just saw cake cake and more cake! Thanks for the macaron round up :)

    — Lorraine E    Dec 2, 11:35 PM    #
    
    

14. I feel that there were Zumbo fever everywhere. Hey, I was the one who asked you if you will held market close to city after I read Helen’s reference which stated that Kirribilli market is your last. Turned out I could not make it to Friday market or any upcoming market close to CBD to try your biscuit first. I hope I will be able catch you in any market, but seem I will catch Zumbo’s cakes first.

    — Lilia    Dec 2, 11:41 PM    #
    
    

15. Wish I could have made it! But the boy and I are planning a trip to Zumbo this weekend :)

    — Lisa    Dec 3, 12:08 PM    #
    
    

16. hello, i have go to ur stall at the foodfair, 我覺得你好勁呀~~~努力呀!!!支持你!!!haha hope u can read chinese, because i really not good at english, btw, thx for let me know that hav such a good cafe in Sydney, i will so shame as a cafe owner…their cake a sooo good, we must go there someday@@

    — Katze    Dec 4, 12:34 AM    #
    
    

17. fiona: hehe free advertising for zumbo he must be so happy
    miss honey: good to finally meet you too dude!
    teresa: heh uh only 1 macaron? i eat like 4 in a row before i decide on 5 and 6…
    karen: thanks heaps for the lift there dude! lol twas fun talking about food on the way there!
    helen: oh but the one at guylian cafe was way better heh heh
    belle: nivea has a pink grapefruit lipbalm! its so awesome i keep smacking my lips lol
    amanda: its cos im a pig. a greedy greedy pig with no self restraint heh
    ffichiban: lol im poor! i shared my eclair! surely people can afford a macaron for only $1.80!
    simon: great to meet ya too and yes definitely try the macarons! the sticky date was delish!
    elin: i know theyre so pretty hey? wish there was like a tasting platter or something…
    y: yes i have issues with sharing apparently heh
    aphrodite undercover: um not about melb cos im in sydney lol sorry only food bloggers so start a food blog its soo much fun!
    lorraine: haha im sure youll return soon! and you wont stop at just one!
    lilia: im at mosman markets this sat if that helps? we’re prolly gonna cancel the st marys cathedral market cos the rent is so expensive
    lisa: ooh looking forward to your post! and im sure we’ll have another gettogether soon!
    katze: aw i dont read (or speak) chinese! fully aussie mate! lol the cakes are awesome definitely go and try them!

    — chocolatesuze    Dec 4, 10:25 PM    #
    
    

18. I previously sent an email and put my wrong email address. If you wish to coment please see new email address above. Thank you

    — Anna Lewis    Feb 5, 11:50 AM    #
    
    

19. Cakes are delicious but the customer services is appolling, I rang to place and order for a cake for 60 people the girl that I spoke to was so rude, which I complained to the manager he appoligized and asured me that he was going to get to the bottom of the behaiour of his staff and was going to get back to me. Well that was 1 month ago I still have not received a phone call.
    Your cake might be out of this world but your staff is not……

    — Anna Lewis    Feb 5, 11:58 AM    #
    
    

20. Anna: Were you complaining in my post because you think I work at Adriano Zumbo? Because I don’t, nor do I know the staff. That was just a review… If you wanted to complain to someone here’s their email: info@adrianozumbo.com

    — chocolatesuze    Feb 5, 12:41 PM    #