Fancy Desserts

How do you feel about fancy desserts? Do you prefer them to an everyday dessert (such as oreos or a cupcake that isn't shaped like a duck)?

(some kind of butter pastry in Toronto)

(Yes, those are candied walnuts)

Sometimes it's difficult to guess if a traditional dessert will be just as good when it's made by a fancy chef. After having THE BEST sticky toffee pudding at Loch Fyne in Oxford, I was hesitant about trying this Canadian version at Canoe in Toronto. The waiter was quite adamant that it would be the best pudding I would ever have. Sadly, it was only okay. That square of ice cream you see is passionfruit....it just didn't mix well with the toffee and the brandy on the bottom cake layer.  I think if you're going to really do a good sticky toffee pudding, you have to fully commit to (embrace, if you will) the chocolate and toffee flavours. 

(posh sticky toffee pudding)

So the moral of the story is:


England wins!