Cicco Chocolaterie @ Broadway

I only found out about this place because of my cousin who started working there after she came to Sydney from Korea (although now she's gone back after staying 8 months in Aus!).

To be honest, I only been to Broadway Shopping Centre like once or twice in my whole life because I never really had any reason to go there.

But this time when I went I was quite surprised at how new / modern it was! (Has it been renovated recently?)

Anyways, Cicco Chocolaterie is located on Level 3, near the Apple Store, Kikki K and L'Occitane.



They have plenty of seating all across the edges of the floor.





As you can see ,they even have a cute chocolate fountain! yum :)



Although the name suggests that the cafe would be something similar to Max Brenner, it has a lot more variety and doesn't only sell chocolate - it also has a variety of great meal options as well.



As soon as we sat down, we ordered a weak skim mocha and a latte.  The coffee was great - nice and smooth and not too bitter as well.



For our lunch we ordered a chicken pesto melt, a salmon focaccia and a side of curly fries w/ aioli.







The melt was great, with heaps of cheese (yum) and some salad on the side.  The salmon focaccia was fresh and also really delicious! And for the fries.....YUM YMU (but maybe I'm biased because I love love love chips/fries).  It was super crunchy and went so well with the aioli :)

Then we had the dessert. And being a "chocolaterie" we had to have some chocolate!! The first one was recommended by our cousin (so I don't know what it's called unfortunately).  It was like a little package of chocolate heaven with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream.



And last but not least, some strawberry dip! After seeing the chocolate fountain, we knew we had to have some of it.  The strawberries were really refreshing after all the chocolate (although they were dipped in chocolate as well hehe).



So there you go guys, a hidden gem of a chocolate / brunch cafe in Broadway Shopping Centre.  Needless to say, we went and shopped around to burn off all the yummy things we ate hehe!

Will I come back? Yep, the menu was pretty extensive and there were definitely other things I wanted to try!

D xx

Max Brenner Chocolate Bar, Castle Hill

I like chocolate full stop.

I like white chocolate, milk chocolate and dark chocolate :) yum yum. The best chocolates are from Belgium but alas, I'm in Sydney! oh well.

Notwithstanding the fact Belgian chocolate rocks, whenever I feel like a real chocolate fix in Sydney, I go to Max Brenner Chocolate Bar.  Luckily there is one pretty close to where I live - in the Piazza area of Castle Towers Shopping Centre.





This place always seems to be super crowded whenever I'm there...which is usually on the weekend so I guess that's normal.



One thing that bugs me about Max Brenner on weekends is that its packed with loud kids!! I have nothing against children but when they're being loud and running around everywhere it can really impair your experience. :(

Anyways, like all the other Max Brenners, this store is separated into the cafe area and the store area where you can buy some handmade chocolates, Max Brenner products like the hug mug and other chocolatey things.











You can check out there products here.

We sat down right in front of the Max Brenner slogan - Enjoy to the MAX!



My sister ordered a latte and I decided to me a little adventurous and ordered the white chocolate chai ($6)....had no idea what it would turn out like but decided to give it a go! It comes in a cool teapot!



I looked at the teapot and thought...ummmm where is the spout?!! and then the chick who brought us the order asked us whether we knew how to use it. I shook my head and then she showed us how! It was super cool. Check it out:



You press the teapot down onto your cup and it comes out from the bottom of the teapot!! The only problem was that after you do that and put it down....it kinda drips (you can see on the bottom right corner). The chai was really yummy though...success!

We also ordered the berry-apple fondue ($18). It also comes with marshmallows and banana bread!





Never really thought about dipping apples into chocolate before, but it was a great combination of crunch and velvet!

The banana bread could have been better though....it wasn't as fresh as I had expected. It was quite yummy nonetheless.

So if you're feeling like a chocolate fix, check out Max Brenner Chocolate Bar! Other items that I usually get from Max Brenner include the italian thick hot chocolate and the hot chocolate with the crunchy waffle balls! You can check out there menu here.

D xx