AUSTRALIA
THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF EVERYTHING For Measure, Perth’s exceptional new dessert bar, the culinary equation calls for perfectly balanced combinations of confection and cocktail. It’s a simple ethos requiring intricate execution. Which is why the brains behind the bar have left nothing to chance.
Whether it’s on the menu or in the kitchen, everything is thoroughly considered and carefully poised. The talents of chef Karmen Lu and bartender Ryan Mitchell have combined to form a unique post-dinner destination providing a twist on the famous line – at Measure you can have your cake and drink it too.
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Prior to Measure’s opening, Perth diners craving a dessert had limited options. According to Masterchef contestant Karmen, you could “go out for ice cream or waffles, all the kinds of fun stuff” but it was “missing the more delicate flavoured desserts”. The couple wanted “to bring more of an experience” she says. They now provide a range of decadent and delectable treats from behind the bar and within the open galley kitchen. You’d be forgiven for thinking such treats may be overwhelming in sweetness and richness. However Karmen, an engineering surveying graduate, says the “mathematical precision and exactness” is what drew her to dessert craft.
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