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A Creamy Dessert at 6 Cloud

Published on October 2, 2026 by Michael NusairLeave a comment

Location: 3236 Yonge Street, Toronto
Website: https://www.6cloud.co/

6 Cloud serves what they describe as “Cold Souffle Cream Sandwiches.” Basically, it’s Japanese-style souffle pancakes stuffed with a whole bunch of whipped cream.

I like souffle pancakes. I like whipped cream. So yes please, cram the two things together. I’m into this.

And yeah, it’s good. They have several flavours, but I went with the most basic, Hokkaido Milk: “Our signature fluffy souffle stuffed with rich, creamy Hokkaido milk cream.”

It’s very tasty. It’s actually pretty interesting — the level of sweetness is a lot more restrained than you’d expect, and there are no other flavours to distract from the cream. There’s a bit of egginess from the pancake, but otherwise, this is all about the flavour of the dairy. It’s satisfying.

It’s also less messy than you’d think. I was afraid that all the cream would immediately squish out of the sides when I ate it, but the pancakes are soft enough and the cream is dense enough that it totally holds together.

Stellar Gelato at Cono

Published on September 30, 2026 by Michael NusairLeave a comment

Location: 932 College Street, Toronto
Website: https://www.wearecono.com/

Cono is a great new gelato shop that recently opened on College Street to a decent amount of hype. I showed up a few minutes after they opened at 3:00pm on a Sunday, and there was already a line out the door.

Having just tried the gelato, I can confirm that the hype is justified. It’s stellar.

I went with the brown butter, and had it on a cone, which they make in house.

I almost exclusively favour cups over cones, but you can see the guy making the cones by the front window. It’s right in the name. Obviously, you’ve gotta get one.

Or do you? I’ll admit that I’m not really a cone guy, and the one here — while very good — has done nothing to change my mind. I feel like really good ice cream or gelato stands on its own, and the cone just kinda distracts from that and gets in the way.

Because yeah, the gelato here is really good. I need to try some other flavours, but just based on this one visit, I’d say it’s on par with (or at least in the same ballpark as) the best gelato in the city.

It was perfectly rich and creamy, and the brown butter flavour was great, with a restrained sweetness and a satisfying mild nuttiness that works really well. It’s quite tasty.

A Delicious Pastry at Cho-Kwok-Lat

Published on September 25, 2026 by Michael NusairLeave a comment

Location: 79 Wellesley Street East, Toronto
Website: https://chokwoklat.com/

I went to the original location of Cho-Kwok-Lat in Markham a few years ago and found it to be thoroughly delicious. They opened a second location downtown last year, and yeah — they’re still cranking out some really stellar pastries.

Sometimes ordering at a bakery is a real struggle, because everything looks so good. That was definitely the case here. I wanted to try everything.

I eventually settled on the cherry berry pistachio pillow, which is filled with a decent amount of tasty jam and gooey pistachio cream in a croissant-like base.

I think that this style of croissant — with the dozens of tiny lines on top that crackle into crispy strips when you eat it — looks stunning, but is less satisfying to eat than the traditional, flatter presentation. Still, they do a great version of it here, with a great contrast between the crispy shell and the fluffy interior.

And the combo of the fruity base and the nutty pistachio cream works very, very well. It’s delicious.

Like when I visited the Markham location, they heated it up a bit first, which I think is such a great idea — it livens up the pastry and amps up the external crispiness, which definitely enhances things.

Quick Bites: Sovily, Misfit Ice Cream, Little Baba

Published on August 30, 2026 by Michael NusairLeave a comment

Pizza from Sovily

I had a slice of the Sovily Rosé (“Rosé Sauce, Mozzarella, Cherry Tomatoes, Fresh Basil, Parmesan”) from this place, and it was totally fine. The fluffy crust was kind of lacking in substance or flavour (it’s reportedly sourdough, though there’s zero sourdough flavour), but it had a nice exterior crispiness and was generally pleasant enough. The sauce tasted canned and was a bit too generously applied, but the combo of mozzarella and parmesan was nice. I can’t say I’m in a huge rush to come back here, but it got the job done.

Soy Boy at Misfit Ice Cream

I was extremely intrigued by the Soy Boy flavour at Misfit Ice Cream, which the menu describes as “tofu fa, brown sugar ginger syrup.” Tofu fa is a really tasty dessert made with silken tofu, and I’m certainly on board for an ice cream version of it (but then I’m on board for an ice cream version of basically any dessert). The version here does a pretty solid job of capturing the flavour of that dessert, though I’ll admit that the texture — which was icy and dense — left a bit to be desired. The whole point of tofu fa is its luxurious ultra-silky texture; if you lose that, it does kinda put a damper on things.

Chicken Tawook Baba Box from Little Baba

I was a pretty big fan of Little Baba when I tried a couple of their wraps; well, I just tried their namesake Baba Box, and yeah, they know what they’re doing. The one I tried came with chicken tawook, a zippy fattoush salad, basil hummus, some pickles, and a generous amount of garlicky toum (which their menu calls “garlic cream”). Everything here was quite tasty, particularly the perfectly grilled chicken and the basil hummus. I’ve never heard of adding basil to hummus, and I was afraid its distinctive flavour would be overwhelming. But they add just enough of the stuff to bring a nice herbal zip that perfectly complements the other flavours, and the ultra-creamy texture is a thing of beauty (it might be one of the silkiest versions of this dish that I’ve ever had).

Tasty Turkish Dessert at Helvaci Ali

Published on August 23, 2026 by Michael NusairLeave a comment

Location: 3535 Odyssey Drive, Mississauga
Website: https://helvaciali.ca/

I’ll admit that I hadn’t even heard of helva, a Turkish dessert, before checking it out at Helvaci Ali. I sort of figured it would be similar to halva or halawi, but it’s a completely different thing.

Helvaci Ali is a Turkish chain that’s been serving up the stuff since 1900, so it seems like a good place to try it.

The version of helva they serve here is made with semolina flour and butter, and is basically like a very rich pudding. It comes on top of ice cream (the menu describes it as 2/3 semolina helva and 1/3 ice cream), and it’s extremely delicious.

It comes in several flavours: walnut, pistchio, Biscoff, chocolate, caramel, and Dubai chocolate (I believe it is now illegal to be a dessert shop and not have some Dubai chocolate variety on the menu). I was told walnut and pistachio were the most popular, so I went with both.

Wow, it’s good. It’s super rich and creamy, with a grainy (but not unpleasantly so) texture from the semolina. It’s served warm, and the contrast between it and the cold ice cream is really, really nice.

The flavour of the walnut and the pistachio were both pretty mild, but present enough that you know what you’re eating.

I was afraid it might be too syrupy, but it’s actually got a really great level of sweetness. It’s quite sweet, but not aggressively so. It was my first taste of helva, but I can guarantee it won’t be my last.