The staff (guy with the red beanie) were very friendly and helpful, recommendations were made and a high level involvement analysis was conducted. The final decision was cookies and cream, creamy cheesecake vs solid cheesecake.




Secret Recipe is a franchise that started in Malaysia hence it's very popular with asians and well, muslims, which I know would deter a lot of people I know from going here. One person says I'm going to be kidnapped by a gang of them near school (there's a lot of them at school) an another says Andy, who wears the army uniform, is going to be killed by them. Americanism, Andy calls it. Prejudice says Ian.   



Jas had the black forest cake, which was my 2nd pref. I'm so glad I didn't go with that. Cake was dry. In two words: ordinary & dry. What was wrong with it? There was no alcohol  No rum, sponge was dry, didn't soak in the flavours of the cherry. I prefer the black forest at Bread Top.
A surprise was hidden inside! I thought it was a block of cheese, but instead there were two layers of soft chocolate sponge. The cheesecake was topped of with a Arnott's Ripple Cookie, are we disturbed I can identify it? :P I expected the cookie to be hard, but it was soft, soft but not soggy. Lovely. :) Recommended  Yes. Would I get it again? No, life's too short to have the same cake twice, unless it's amazing.

Friday 23rd August

A long day. It started with a scavenger hunt. We came 2nd last, as we were disadvantaged with 1.5 in our group (other guy was nice, but didn't know the city). Also lost 45mins waiting for Drew to return my bag, with him telling me he was coming, while not moving! One of the items to be collected with some sort of beer in a glass. Others bought shot glasses (I couldn't find any cheap ones) while I bought a champagne flute - made of glass. Making beer fancy :P till I pour too much and it overflow, half the flute was bubbles...



In the afternoon we went to a bar. There was a quit agreeable boy working there, with an accent, French Canadian. We plan on going back there with Emily & Jas :P Emily says I should take a shot O.o while we still are in an open r'ship (even though we're engaged, long-term) I feel weird about doing it with a stranger. We have to get to know him first. And to do that you'll have to buy a drink - being a bit of an alcoholic that's not a good idea.  




Opera. It's high up on the balcony! It gets less scary I think. Guy to our left munches on a box of Malteasers (that's right - I could hear it was a box), at some point he opens a can of beer! This is the bit where I insist jas leans over and ask if he's got popcorn. Story of why opera shouldn't be for everyone. According to jas we sat in the blogger's area, as everyone around us took pictures and were told a (couple) few times to stop.


Pancake Parlour, too loud. We forced jas to decided (options provided) and we ended up at Secret Recipe. Guy with the red beanie was great with helping me analyze what to order. :)

We ordered a box of their famous cannolis (a Sicilian pastry dessert, tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling usually containing ricotta) with choc/vanilla custard, and profiteroles/cream puffs.



There was a table for two, and amazingly our group of 14 (?) fit into the tiny vintage shop, though we agreed that if someone came in one has to go out. XD 


   
The cannoli was very nice. I'd highly recommend it and would get it again, half choc/vanilla custard and ricotta. We also had coffee hot chocolate, not milky nor creamy, though this isn't a chocolate cafe. Average, though it looks like they specialize in coffee & cannoli.






Overall we had an enjoyable afternoon, with the highlight being dessert :P but I also enjoyed the Indian and will be back, perhaps for take-away. The progressive lunch costs $15 pp. though I think that it was also partially funded by the school who organized the event as a part of Multi-Culture week.  

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