I love the colourful, 50 cent piece sized macaroons that the Croissant D’Or sell.

Or rather used to sell.

I enquired about them today when I couldn’t see any in the display.

The girl behind the counter explained that they can make them to order, but they are so fiddly that they no longer make them, as a matter of course.

The thing is, their pastry chef, David, recently left, and until they find someone new, those macaroons are going to be hard to come by.

Please! Someone out there who is a pastry chef, you are needed!

It seems frozen yoghurt is the latest craze to hit the ‘hood, and it takes me back to days of my childhood, enjoying “California Yoghurt”. Igloo Zoo opened on the corner of Greenknowe Av and Macleay St, Potts Point in January this year.

They have 3 flavours, green tea, pomegranate and original and then a whole heap of toppings, including organic chocolate shavings, halva, guava and pomegranate seeds, from which to choose.

Last week, Wow Cow opened on Darlinghurst Rd, opposite Tropicana. They were dishing up chocolate and original flavours with a choice of toppings including coco pops, oreo, tim tam and fruit loops (???).

Hmm.

Think I would cross the road and head to Messina anyday.

It’s basically Easter and shops on the Darlinghurst strip have hot cross buns for sale.

I like Croissant D’Or at 117 Macleay Street. Their macaroons are amazing. And their hot cross buns (pictured above) at $7.50 for half a dozen seem pretty good. Infinity bakery, next to the fire station at 225 Victoria Street, has delicious hot cross buns for $7 a half dozen.

Then there’s Fratelli Fresh on Macleay Street.

Six hot cross buns for $15.95 and it’s a “Speciale.”

Ever woken up in the middle of a reality TV show?

High density Darlo – with at least half a century’s reputation for great cafes and good food – has suddenly gone deli mad.

The skeletal, winding road that’s occasionally Macleay Street, sometimes Darlinghurst Road and eventually Victoria Street, has mushroomed with fancy providores.

You’ve gotta ask, how long can they last?

Here’s one of the originals: the Continental Delicatessan on Macleay.

They’ve exploded in the past year, Fratelli Fresh has even moved in.

Plus every Saturday morning is the Kings Cross farmers’ market.

You feel spoiled, with so many great, independent shops selling delicious produce. But is it sustainable, can they all last?