May Food Adventures

Hi Guys,

Are you ready for the May edition? Let's see where I ventured to for this month's food adventures.

May 2 - Impromptu stop at Circa Espresso, Parramatta

This visit was more of a spur of the moment thing. With a friend suddenly being free, she asked if I would like to have lunch with her. With nothing on my agenda I figured why not. I’ve been to Circa a few times already and the food here usually doesn’t disappoint. Today wasn’t any different. I love avocado, and felt like today would be an avo day. So I ordered the;

Avocado Feta, ricotta crush with quinoa, corn & pomegranate tabouli, dukkah & citrus oil on sourdough

Look at what came out. Damn! It was very filling and very delicious. My only criticism is, I just wish there was more avo.

May 6 - Feelin' like some Spanish, we went Subsolo, Sydney CBD

Today, we celebrated my best friend’s birthday and we decided to have some spanish food. She told me that her friend told her that the sangria was one of the best she’s ever had. Well that sold it for me. Look at all that reddy goodness. Delicious!!

We ordered some tapas (from left to right) Garlic prawns, meatballs and patatas bravas. If i'm honest, the tapas was ok. Probably, not the best i've had. But if you feel like just grabbing a bite while enjoying some sangria, this will suffice.

 After filling up on tapas, we had the chicken and chorizo paella. Can't enjoy some spanish and not have paella. Again, probably not the best paella i've had. But it was still pretty good and it did the job in filling us up quite nicely.

May 6 - There’s always room for Oliver Brown dessert, Haymarket

After that carb filled dinner, we walked from Pitt Street Mall to Haymarket. Purely because we were all stuffed and needed to make room for dessert. After some deliberation we settled for some chocolate and off we went to Oliver Brown. Once here we indulged in some waffle-y goodness that was covered in chocolate with a side of that vanilla ice cream. Yes, there always needs to be ice cream.

May 7 - The place on the corner, Excelsior Jones, Ashfield

Today's social event was held at Excelsior Jones. Situated on a nice corner, the sun was out, the staff were nice and accommodating. We needed a table with space for a pram, so they sat us outside. Fantastic customer service. It was a beautiful Saturday morning. While waiting for the gang to arrive, I ordered a cappuccino. Of course I ordered a cap, what else would I order guys.

It arrived in a nice pale yellow cup. It really matched the nice weather we were having.

So what did I try today? I ordered the Breakfast Salad. The description made it sound oh so yummy. Check it.

Quinoa, black rice, kale, fennel, poached egg, avocado, pomegranate, nuts & seeds, tahini dressing

It was delicious and fresh. Only problem was it didn't really fill me up that much. That's my only criticism. I should have chosen the cheeseburger, that actually sounded really nice too. That’s alright, just means I got to come back. I don’t mind doing that.

May 12 - we went local and visited The Usual, Cabramatta

Cabramatta is known for their Asian cuisines; Pho, Yum Cha, duck noodles, so to find a café here is very unusual. However, this one works. Situated at the corner of Hill St, however when I describe it to my friends I say, it’s near the multistorey parking. It's a nice open layout, simple, lots of natural light. Of course the day would not be right without a coffee, this time cold style.

For breakky today I ordered the;

The Bae – Bacon and egg roll with sauce on brioche bun

MMMMMMMMMMMMmm who doesn’t enjoy a nice bacon and egg roll. I don’t need to say anything else. I mean it was just delicious!!!!

May 21 – Roadtrippin’ to Berry Sourdough Bakery & Café and the Famous Berry Donut Van

Today my friends and I decided to make the drive down to Berry for some donuts. Yup, that's right guys, we travelled down south for donuts. It was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO worth it!

But before indulging in some freshly baked goods, we decided to have some lunch.

First stop, Berry Sourdough Bakery & Café. We had just missed the breakfast menu by 15min and had to wait another 15min to be able to order from the lunch menu. Of course we ordered some coffee. Check out those pretty green cups. 

Then the food came, thank the lord, because I was starving!!!

Today we decided to go off menu and ordered off the special board. WOAHHHH so cray cray right? ha!

Roast chicken Maryland with kipfler potatoes, apple, bacon and cabbage salad.

The touch of apple to this salad made it nice and refreshing. The crunch you get when you combine it with cabbage and a piece of chicken. MmmmMMmmmm...

My friend ordered the

Rigatoni with spanish pork sausage, roast fennel, sofrito. 

I tried a bit of this and oh my lord!!! It was so good! I would recommend this dish. Read my friend's blog for more details on how amazing it was.

Now we venture off to find some donuts. So back in 2014, my friends made the trip down to Berry for some donuts, without me… Why wasn’t I there? Well I was in San Fran at the time. They kind of forgot that detail and thought I’d already tried the donuts. But I haven’t... So for a while all I heard was how good they were... it just made me want to try them even more! So FINALLY! 2 years later, here I am, trying these famous donuts. Boy! They did not disappoint!!

May 22 - a day to catch-up and celebrate at The Flower Child café, Chatswood

For today’s adventure, I travelled up North to Chatswood for today’s social event of catching up and celebrating. Now for those of you who haven’t been to this café before, it can be a bit hard to find. I know I struggled. It’s on Level 3 of Westfields on the Coles side. I got lost finding it and I parked on the Coles side as well. =.=

Anyway, while we were waiting for our table, we were offered some sample smoothies; Blueberry and banana and the Flowerchild Pina Colada. That was tres cool! Awesome customer service there. Once seated, we ordered drinks. 

Look at those pretty colours. So from left to right we have;

Freshly made watermelon, pineapple, lemon and cucumber juice (look at the layering of colours. So pretty!), salted caramel smoothie and lycee and mint smoothie.

So today I decided to order the;

Flower Child French Toast - Banana mascarpone, sliced banana, dark chocolate crumb, fresh berries & salted toffee

I should really stop ordered french toast at cafes, but reading the description just made me drool! Just look at it. It's so aesthetically pleasing, how could I not order it. I always told myself, if I was to open a cafe one day, I want my dishes to be aesthetically pleasing like this. So instagrammable! Also, just delicious! It wasn't too heavy and the fruits and dark chocolate helped to add that little zing to it. 

So that was the food adventure for the month of May. Hope you all enjoyed!

Until next time!