La Piadina
The Zizioli brothers (Damiano, previously of Pizza Mario, and Fausto, the barista from Paddington Alimentari), along with their good friend Sam, have turned the simple into the sensational...
This is something of a tradition, said to have its beginnings in Emilia Romagna many moons ago. From this part of northern Italy, variations have been passed down through the regions between families, and now it is here in Sydney's Bondi Beach.
Mexican Lunch
Sharing the 60x300cm space behind a counter full of beans, mince, salsa and corn chips are two dark-haired, Mexican goddesses. These are the ladies who will save you from the Great Depression - the sadness experienced every time you hand over 20 bucks for a mystery sandwich and a bottle of water...and only get coins for change.
Hoochie Mama's Cafe
Let's play the word game - think of a name and say the closest thing you associate with it. There's one right answer and the winner takes hmm, the toast. Ready?
...Hoochie Mama.
'Bootie, um, Mama'. Wrong.
'Banana Rama'. Wrong. This is word association, not rhyme time.
'French toast'. Correct.
Hoochie's French toast is the answer to everything; your hangover, your munchies, your incorrigible procrastination.
LNC Dessert House
There is a lot on offer for those with a sweet tooth already down Chinatown way. Bubble tea, hot custard balls, red bean everything, pancakes and ice cream. Hindsight's a wonderful thing - and there'll be a few people out there fuming that they didn't think of this first. LNC have put all the sweet stuff under the same roof, splashed the walls with bright stripes and decked out the staff in uniforms that make them resemble the store's cartoon mascot.
The Little Marionette
The ultimate nerd dream goes something like this:
1. Infiltrate others with chosen obsession
2. Train and prime the masses
3. Gather new army
4. Sit for hours talking about said obsession
In Balmain, this dream is in action. All the better for us, because it involves coffee. Executed in a warm, nooked, muffin-filled space, the hatted kids of TLM make coffee, sell coffee and teach coffee.
Adriano Zumbo
Travellers returning from a Parisian sojourn prattle on about history, architecture, and romance (blecch), but true sophisticates go for one reason: the macarons.
Though we don't have Laduree or a Pierre Herme around the corner, Balmain's Adriano Zumbo gives those Frenchies a run for their eurotrash, oui?
Adriano trained in Paris at the world famous ‘Ecole Lenotre', and he's got mad skills to show.
Central Baking Depot (CBD)
Some people don't know how lucky they are. We, on the other hand, know exactly how lucky we are. We get to work in an office that is only a stone's throw away from some of Sydney's best bakeries and cafes.
Now our city friends can get lucky too, because there's a new baker in corporate town and he's brought a basket of Bourke Street treats.
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