jocelyn’s provisions
walking into jocelyn’s provisions is absolutely joyful. it feels warm, delightful, calm, yet playful, and genuine. there’s a feeling of wonderful wintery warmth.
it’s undoubtedly the best patisserie in brisbane.
i only discovered jocelyn’s about five years ago, but it’s been around for about ten years now. i used to have this weird aversion for carrot cake - i couldn’t comprehend the concept. what? carrot? cake? together?… sort of thing. plus, every carrot cake i had tried was bad without a single exception. this was instantly fixed by jocelyn.
/magic/
everything’s absolutely beautiful - apart from the muffins. i’m not a huge fan of soft-top muffins (edited: found out that now there’s only one type of muffin, which i haven’t tried yet, so i can’t make any judgements about muffins at this stage - looks good though. i’ll try it next time). my favourite used to be the fruit and nut loaf, which sadly is no longer available. but once again, everything - apart from those muffins, but they’re not bad or anything; i just personally don’t find them as good as the others, that’s all (edited: again for the same reason) - is great.
i highly recommend the almond croissant, savoury pies/tarts, as well as those beautiful looking and tasting cakes. and of course, the absolutely sensational mini strawberry tart, which is only available for a very limited time each year. in fact, so far i’ve only had it three times, and every time it was so unbelievable i almost cried for joy.
more than anything though, the thing i love the most is looking at the faces of my loved ones when they walk into jocelyn’s for the first time. and at their first bite, when their senses start to play inside… i love sharing that moment.
fantastic.
thanks to jocelyn_
Jocelyn’s Provisions
Cnr Dogget & James St
Fortitude Valley
+61 7 3852 3777
// ok. had the muffin today. very nice_ (20060526)
May 16th, 2006 at 11:51 pm
Do they deliver internationaly?? Sounds great, don’t think I ever stumbled accross them when I lived in the area.
May 17th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
ah! gt-san! so nice to hear from you :D where are you now? london? new york? just had a look at your flickr and ag’s as well. surprisingly they don’t deliver internationally.. ;) but i’ll definitely take you there when you come to visit or back for good (if it ever happens). it’s right next to vroom.
May 17th, 2006 at 6:37 pm
Still in london, and with any luck will be for years to come!!
Damn I used to eat at vroom all the time….just not very observant.
May 18th, 2006 at 9:16 am
Hey Jaz -
We should add something to do with cooking to our commune on the coast. There is something really lovely about cooking beautiful food and watching other people enjoy it.
Dinner was really really really yummy at yoga last night, btw. How is your ankle? I suppose that while you are being good and letting it get better you will have to settle for Jocelyn’s :-)
May 18th, 2006 at 11:03 pm
gt-san> ok. i’ll just have to visit you then; i’ll be here for at least three more years. seems that i’m the only remaining one in brizvegas. does this mean that i’m the coolest one? ;)
lucy> ah- don’t tell me that! i miss yoga… terribly! i’ll try to come on saturday, but my sister’s been watching me like a hawk - i can’t even go for a walk. haha. but re: our commune and cooking, yes, definitely :)
May 26th, 2006 at 12:40 am
Maybe the fact that everyone left should tell you some thing Jaz ;)
June 6th, 2006 at 11:43 am
oh, i remember those days when you were way nicer than now. life must get really tougher and harsher when you step out of briz :p
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