Woo hoo! Was super happy this afternoon when I opened my daily e-newsletter from Daily Addict and saw they had featured my Sydney chocolate tours!!
I'm a big fan of Daily Addict, they always come up with great ideas and suggestions on what to do around Sydney - from unique foodie experiences and hard-to-access events, to new store openings and secret dinners. If you haven't subscribed to their newsletter yet, I strongly urge you to! And the best thing is, it's totally free.
Hungry for off-the-beaten track foodie experiences to spice up your weekend? Chocoholics, rejoice!
Join me on one of Mytinerary's brand-new chocolate tours, showcasing some of Sydney's most talented chocolate artisans. Just visit our events page to make a booking.
The half-day tours will include visits to four different chocolate hotspots, complimentary chocolate tastings, a meet & greet with the artisans and a light lunch (or late afternoon nibbles) with a glass of wine and chocolate treat.
As a Parisian born and bred, I’ve been addicted to (good) chocolate for as long as I can remember. The Carrie Bradshaw’s of the world love their Manolo’s, Louboutin’s and Jimmy Choo’s – I worship Pierre Hermé, Ladurée and Valrhona!
When I first arrived to Sydney almost four years ago, I was a bit concerned about the quality of chocolate I’d be finding here. Well. little did I expect what I found! There are some truly amazing chocolate artisans in Sydney and New South Wales, and I wanted to share with like-minded foodies some of the city’s lesser-known chocolate secrets - hence these exciting chocolate tours.
The small-group tours will give participants a unique insight into each artisan’s philosophy, product range and diverse culinary background. Watch out for Sydney's new generation of chocolatier extraordinaires!
To make a booking, just visit our event page.
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Price: $199 per person for ½ day tour including morning coffee, chocolate tastings, meet & greet with the chocolatiers, transportation and light lunch (or late afternoon nibbles) with a glass of wine and chocolate treat. All tours depart from and finish at a central Sydney CBD location.
Dates and times: Thursday 1 April (10am-2pm), Friday 2 April (2pm-6pm), Saturday 3 April (10am-2pm), Saturday 10 April (9:30am-1:30pm), Saturday 10 April (2:30pm to 6:30pm), Saturday 8 May (10am-2pm), Saturday 15 May (10am-2pm), Saturday 3 July (10am-2pm), Saturday 10 July (10am-2pm), Saturday 17 July (10am-2pm), Saturday 24 July (10am-2pm).
Special offer: book for 2 and receive a complimentary box of gourmet chocolates handmade by one of Sydney’s most revered chocolatiers.
Booking essential (limited numbers). Call 1300 951 138 or email [email protected] for more information.
Looking forward to having you on the tours and chatting ganache, single origin and praline!!
Hi guys, last week I went on an architecture walk in the Sydney CBD and I had an absolute ball. Now I can already hear some of you say "BO-RING", or "thanks dude, I'll save this for when I retire." BIG mistake!
The Sydney Architecture Walks are anything but your usual walking tours. Founders Eoghan Lewis and Simeon King are not full-time tour guides: they're architects by trade, and both of them confess an "unhealthy obsession with cities".
And let me tell you, people, they'll knock your socks off with their intimate knowledge of Sydney's architecture. Oh, and by the way, they were recently listed as two of Sydney's Top-100 creative minds in the "Creative Sydney" festival last year - now how often can you rub shoulders with creative hothouses?
Eoghan was the guide on the tour I joined, and God, was he good. Funky style, funny hat, and a walking bible on Jorn Utzon, the Danish architect-slash-legend behind the Sydney Opera House.
So here are 5 reasons why I urge you to join one of these tours:
1) Tickets for the walks are cheap as. Only $35, folks. And that includes a free entry to the fantastic Museum of Sydney on Bridge Street + your complimentary copy of the Sydney Morning Herald + a little goodie from Australian cosmetics brand Aesop. Hard to beat.
2) You'll learn heaps on the way Sydney was built. Did you know that the city was influenced by cold-climate architecture (from London in the colonial era, New-York, and then LA in the 1950s) but with a 30-year delay? Did you know that Italian architect superstar Renzo Piano (who designed the Aurora Towers in Phillip Street) absolutely admired Utzon's work? Were you aware that the social divide between Sydney's Eastern suburbs (read: "posh") and Western suburbs (read: "working class") went back as far as the First Fleet arrival over 200 years ago?
3) You'll get to re-discover buildings you actually walk by every day, without paying attention. I'll be honest, up until last week I hadn't noticed that the top of the Chifley Plaza building was inspired by the Empire State Building in New York.
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