Ice Is Nice

On Saturday, after checking out some books at Bakka Phoenix on Harbord, I noticed that there was a new restaurant across the street. It turns out that a Hong Kong franchise, Dessert Kitchen, has set up shop. Perusing several pages of glossy desserts, I decided to try the Mid-summer Festival Sundae ($7.99). Unlike a traditional sundae, though it does come with vanilla soft serve and mango ice cream, this was a very typical Asian dessert that emphasized a variety of flavour and texture. So it was I ate my way through mini rice balls, seaweed balls, yuzu kanten (a jello-like substance made from algae), and tiny bits of mangoes. It was a nice, interesting way to cool down from the noon heat.