Yesterday myself and the beautiful ladies of Sydney gathered for the Beauty Bloggers High Coffee at the Intercontinental Sydney, an occasion to have a classy hang out to discuss beauty of course!
Despite blogging for nearly 2 years, I am still relatively new to the blogging community so it was a fantastic way to see some familiar faces – from previous events and of course, the online world (follow me on Twitter and Instagram).
A massive thank you to Michaela who organised this classy shindig… Even landing us the Rotunda, a private room at Cafe Opera.
The attendees were:
the ladida (ME!)
So onto the food….
This was not the case.
I wish I skipped lunch – I am one of those people who finish everything on my plate and unfortunately on this occasion I failed miserably. I even had to loosen up a button (woohoo!) and skip dinner.
I probably have a coffee once every few months. So I pretty much had my yearly intake in one hit! It involved 3 coffees in less than 3 hours – Expresso Martini, Iced Coffee, and Cafè Corretto – to complement the menu of course. So like a trooper, I did try each one… and it resulted in a buzz and ‘interesting’ night of sleep. My advice? Drink coffee wisely.
I must say, the BEST thing about having a meal with Beauty Bloggers – is that it is the norm to take a substantial amount of photos before eating anything (I am sure it must have been amusing for the staff to watch us at ‘work’). Instead of the usual ‘really?’ look from my non-blogger friends.
Here is the massive menu we had (taken straight from here) – the serving was one of each item PER PERSON and this is the standard! My favourite items have been underlined.
Afternoon Sandwiches (FYI I really LOVE savoury)
- Wagyu beef, cucumber relish and watercress panini
- Roasted chicken avocado withsemi-dried organic tomato, linseed roll
- Smoked salmon on rye withmascarpone and preserved lemon
Warm Afternoon Savouries/Sweet
- Selection of homemade beef and burgundy pie
- Prosciutto and green asparagus quiche
- Feta and olive mini muffin
- Chocolate and espresso crêpes and Belgian waffles with condiments
Scones
- Fruit and plain scones with double cream and our homemade strawberry jam
Palate Cleanser
- Green apple sorbet
Sweets
- Opera slice with Espresso di Manfredi and chocolate ganache
- Infused cinnamon and ginger chocolate Crème Brûlée (a favourite for most of us!)
- Salted caramel and espresso bavarois cream éclairs
- Wattleseed macaroons with P125 Valrhona-coffee curd
- Meringue with Bailey’s cream with candy macadamia
The service was amazing – and Cafe Opera really knew their audience providing us with a French waiter and French Chefs taking the time to introduce the menu selections and give insight on High Coffee.
This meal was paid for at a discounted price courtesy of Intercontinental Sydney.
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8 comments:
Great wrap up xx
Thanks :)
Oh such a shame I missed it: I had something else on. The food looks delicious!
Luc X
I am now passed the point of being full so 24 odd hours later...your photos are making me hungry! :)
I realised there was one item I did not try (so unlike me!) - the fruit scone! Might need to go back :)
Shame you weren't there - we ate more than enough to cover your share of food :)
Haha, that feed was SO epic! I would have paid full retail for just the espresso martini/savouries course!
Wait - no, the creme brulee, can't forget that. And the offer from you everyone on my end of the table to leave the room and give me a moment alone with it!
It was epic - When I go to High Tea I usually want more food!
The creme brulee seemed to be the winner for the Beauty Bloggers by a show of 'OMGs'!
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