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Frugii Dessert Laboratory is reopening on Friday, after the death of creator John Marshall on February 25. Marshall’s wife Edna and son Leon said it’s what he would have wanted. “It’s heart-wrenching to continue without our beautiful John but it’s what he would have wanted and it’s what we enjoy,” Edna said. “We thought we’d start off with a short week, it’s going to be so draining for us but we can say hello to people, say thank you to people … people have been wonderful over the past month. “We just wanted to say Frugii is back and we love you all very much.” The Braddon store will reopen from noon on March 19 and will trade five days a week. The full range of icecream, cakes and desserts will be available. Mr Marshall and his Frugii Dessert Laboratory in Braddon were an icon of the Canberra food scene. He he was able to count international celebrities like chef Nigella Lawson and chocolatier Georg Bernardini among his fans. Gregarious and adventurous, he was often likened to Willy Wonka for his talent in creating out-there flavours for his ice-cream – flavours like Vegemite for Australia Day, Christmas pudding for the yuletide season and hot-cross buns for Easter. He started his business from humble beginnings, with a cart at the Southside Farmers Market on the old CIT campus at Woden, where he was always ready with a smile and a free sample. When he and his wife Ed opened their shopfront in Braddon in January 2015, the little ice-cream hideaway was a major contributor to the renaissance of Lonsdale Street as a foodie haven. Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can continue to access our trusted content:
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Frugii Dessert Laboratory is reopening on Friday, after the death of creator John Marshall on February 25.
Marshall’s wife Edna and son Leon said it’s what he would have wanted.
“It’s heart-wrenching to continue without our beautiful John but it’s what he would have wanted and it’s what we enjoy,” Edna said.
“We thought we’d start off with a short week, it’s going to be so draining for us but we can say hello to people, say thank you to people … people have been wonderful over the past month.
“We just wanted to say Frugii is back and we love you all very much.”
The Braddon store will reopen from noon on March 19 and will trade five days a week. The full range of icecream, cakes and desserts will be available.
Mr Marshall and his Frugii Dessert Laboratory in Braddon were an icon of the Canberra food scene.
He he was able to count international celebrities like chef Nigella Lawson and chocolatier Georg Bernardini among his fans.
Gregarious and adventurous, he was often likened to Willy Wonka for his talent in creating out-there flavours for his ice-cream – flavours like Vegemite for Australia Day, Christmas pudding for the yuletide season and hot-cross buns for Easter.
He started his business from humble beginnings, with a cart at the Southside Farmers Market on the old CIT campus at Woden, where he was always ready with a smile and a free sample.
When he and his wife Ed opened their shopfront in Braddon in January 2015, the little ice-cream hideaway was a major contributor to the renaissance of Lonsdale Street as a foodie haven.
Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can continue to access our trusted content:
