Good Food Month 2006 Sugar Hit #1: Park Hyatt, Sydney

One of my favourite events on the Good Food Month calendar are the delicious yet very affordable Sugar Hits. Available at participating hotels around the city, a specially created dessert plate and a glass of dessert wine or scotch whisky is all yours for a very reasonable fifteen dollars.

For my first Sugar Hit of 2006, I headed to the Park Hyatt, Sydney with fellow sweet tooths R and A. The hotel's bar area littlekitchen (just off harbourkitchen&bar) has a clean and uncluttered funky look, with floor-to-ceiling views of the Opera House and The Rocks area.

At first we recline in canvas covered rocking chairs, taking advantage of the spectacular window view. By the time the desserts arrive however, we elect to relocate to tables and chairs. Views are one thing, but dessert sensibility is another priority altogether.

Dessert tasting plate: White chocolate and coconut parfait;
chocolate and saffron infused poached pear;
milk chocolate and caramel creme brulee

This is a serious dessert tasting plate that is plated well and generous in portion. We rub our hands together in anticipatory glee.

The white chocolate and coconut parfait is rich and sweet, and doesn't really need the extra decadence of chocolate sauce. I really enjoy the chocolate and saffron infused poached pear which is light and refreshing, but perhaps I'm actually just interested in the dollop of freshly whipped cream. The pear has a pretty golden hue from the saffron but none of us can really detect much of the apparent chocolate infusion.

Milk chocolate and caramel creme brulee

The milk chocolate and caramel creme brulee is the crowd favourite as always. The custard isn't particularly eggy nor firm, but the toffee surface is deliciously thick and freshly torched as well.

We were served the Brown Brothers Moscato, a very sweet and fruity dessert wine that has a bubbly spritz on the tongue.

Sugar Hit at the Park Hyatt, Sydney
littlekitchen, Park Hyatt
7 Hickson Rd, The Rocks, Sydney
Tel: +61 (02) 9256 1437

Available: Every night in October from 9pm-11pm
Cost: $15

More Sugar Hits available here

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11 Comments:

At 10/12/2006 6:11 am, Anonymous said…

Haven't had a chance to hit the sugar hit venues as yet. On a different note, had been doing the cocktail and canapé circuit. The Victoria Room deal was trés disappointing, to put it trés politely. Faves remain Hemmesphere, Café Sydney, Lotus, The Loft and surprisingly, Mars Bar. Save Lotus for last, its pretty potent indeed!
At 10/12/2006 8:24 am, Reb said…

yum yum yum. That looks delicious.
At 10/12/2006 11:08 am, Anonymous said…

Wow! They've doubled up the portion of parfait since last week! I loved the brulee too.
At 10/12/2006 12:06 pm, Anonymous said…

Hi AG,

great photos as always. in fact, I'm wondering how they turn out so good!

I usually don't use flash so as not to disturb other diner. My 'night mode' does not appear very effective, so I usually adjust the ISO value up to 200 or 400 depending on the environment.

Your photos look like they were taken in broad day light! were they adjusted in photoshop, were you sitting in a well lit area, or do you manually adjust your camera setting?

any advice would be greatly appreciated
At 10/12/2006 5:48 pm, Veruca Salt said…

Good choice. Looks very delish.

That Moscato must make it a massive sugar hit.
At 10/12/2006 10:15 pm, Anonymous said…

This is my sugar hit last year..I tried 3 hotels in one night..

http://blog.yam.com/peray/archives/633474.html
At 10/13/2006 12:44 am, Anonymous said…

mmm for creme brulee and its sweet sweet sugary goodness
and that parfait needs more layers :P i kid, it looks good!
At 10/13/2006 2:32 am, Vintage Wine said…

Oh, that sounds wonderful! I want the view, the wine & the dessert... :-)
At 10/13/2006 3:04 am, Yvo Sin said…

Ugh,,, your food looks amazing! Am catching up on what I missed from vacation- congrats on the media mention. Mm, I'm hungry now!!!
At 10/13/2006 6:50 am, Anonymous said…

i like that you call this one #1 ... because there are more hits to come ;)
At 10/13/2006 11:43 am, Anonymous said…

We went to the Sofitel last night - white chocolate crème brulee, Valrhona bitter chocolate parfait and praline and a berry & milk chocolate terrine, absolutely gorgeous. And the botrytis riesling was lovely too, though possibly too sweet, if there's such a thing!

I actually enjoyed it more than the Hyatt one, nice decadent hotel bar setting and great contrasts between the items. If you're keen for another hit I'd definitely recommend it!