Good Food Month Sugar Hit: Westin Sydney

Seasonal berries in aloe vera jelly
with citrus curd and pineapple mousse

Even though our first Sugar Hit was still pumping through our digestive system, we indulged in another, heading to the Lobby Lounge at the Westin in the grand old post office building at Martin Place.We arrived unannounced at 10.45pm and after a quick check with the kitchen, staff were happy to seat us for another hit of sweeeeet sweeeeet sugar.

Arriving in elegant bent stem martini glasses, we were all pleasantly surprised by the deliciousness of this dessert. Our spoons dug through the soft igloo of pineapple mousse and into a cool pond of aloe vera jelly set with fresh blueberries and strawberries. A runny citrus curd puddled its way on top adding extra tang.

I found that fingers were necessary to eat the garnish of fried vermicelli noodle on top, as well as the shortbread biscuit resting between the mousse and the jelly, a thick shortbread disc that was rich and buttery. Each bite of the shortbread snapped with authority, before disintegrating into buttery crumbs.

A surprise hit of the evening.

Sugar Hit at the Westin Sydney
Lobby Lounge
1 Martin Place, Sydney
Tel: +61 (02) 8223 1111

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

Cost: $20
Includes a dessert plate
and a glass of Hennessy Cognac or Brown Brothers Orange Muscat and Flora
or tea/coffee/soft drink

More Sugar Hits available here


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