Cafe

Machine Laundry Cafe, Battery Point

March 30, 2013

After our pretty massive feed at smolt the evening before we were ready the next morning to continue eating our way through Hobart. Next on the list was the highly recommended Machine Laundry Cafe. Situated in the eastern corner of Salamanca Square and as we approached we could see it was reamed. The Easter Long [...]

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The Tea Cosy, The Rocks

February 17, 2013

After lunch at Café Sydney we decided to go for a wander through The Rocks Markets before finding somewhere for dessert. I’d read a few things about The Tea Cosy beforehand and suggested Devonshire Tea (tea and scones) to the girls while we wandered through the markets. Em has recently become a tea drinker so [...]

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Factory Espresso, Orange

September 1, 2012

Bill Parianos and his wife Lisa began roasting coffee beans in Orange in 2005, supplying “Bill’s Beans” to cafes and restaurants. Two years later they opened their espresso bar, Bills Beans, in a converted butcher’s shop in East Orange. Fast forward a few years and they’ve now opened Factory Espresso, a relatively new offshoot of [...]

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Three Blue Ducks, Bronte

May 19, 2012

So Fatterday is a concept that has grown out of our (Lex, Em, Mr O & my) slight obsession with dining out, having a few drinks and all things related to food. Our first two attempts were more or less prototypes which we tweaked along the way to finally develop into what we have here. [...]

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Berry Sourdough Bakery & Cafe, Berry

August 27, 2010

Prosciutto and Goat’s cheese omelette ($14.00). Housed in a fluffy egg blanket were dollops of goat’s cheese and slithers of prosciutto. The omelette itself was cooked to perfection and when all elements were smooshed on my fork with some rocket garnish the flavours were gorgeous. I was a little disappointed that the goat’s cheese and [...]

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