Good Food Month 2006 Sugar Hit #3: InterContinental, Sydney

Dessert tasting plate:
Cherry cheesecake slice on Kirsch compote wine,
chestnut and sago cone with Malibu coulis, and
pistacchio and praline pyramid with red currant Drambuie salad

After noodling at Hyde Park with the Sydney Photobloggers, I sneakily convinced the crew to head to the InterContinental for another Sugar Hit to add to my collection.


InterContinental Sydney bar

The staff were more than happy to have us shift chairs and tables in the bar area to comfortably accommodate our group of twelve. And whilst the sandstone facade of the heritage-listed Treasury Building (dating back to 1851) was impressive enough, I was more intrigued by the facilities in the bathroom which featured cavernous white pot-plant holders for wash basins.


It's a basin

Back out in the fray, it was glasses of dessert wine all round (a little on the shallow side compared to others) and then our plated sugar fix.



A long rectangular platter beheld an array of sweets: it felt like more an adult dessert platter with not much chocolate but lots of berries (and cherries).


Pistacchio and praline pyramid
with red currant Drambuie salad

The pistacchio and praline pyramid was encased in thin layers of pistachio-studded cakey-meringue. I thought I tasted almond essence (of which I'm not a fan) but the red currants were tart and tasty (although we weren't quite sure how it constituted a "salad").


Cherry cheesecake slice on Kirsch compote wine

Cherry cheesecake was light and creamy. A triple cherry hit was found in the cherry jam layer, tinned cherries in syrup, and the pretty pleased glace cherry on top.


Chestnut and sago cone with Malibu coulis

After some deliberation my favourite was probably the chestnut and sago cone. The sago layer was a little rubbery and flavourless but hidden within was a circle of sponge and a precious mound of sweetened chestnut puree. The Malibu coulis wasn't overly strong but the chocolate decoration was cute and whimsical.

The Park Hyatt Sugar Hit remains in front, but the Intercontinental isn't too far behind.

Sugar Hit at the InterContinental Sydney
Ground floor bar
117 Macquarie St, Sydney
Tel: +61 (02) 9240 1220

Available: Every night in October from 9pm-11pm

Cost: $15

More Sugar Hits available here

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