"Food as a therapeutic offering between strangers has never been satisfactorily explained. Here is an ordinary-looking action which goes far deeper than mere hospitality. By producing food and presenting in full view a portion to a stranger, a woman is offering an extension of herself; it can be enjoyed, but it is not flesh. All he, the stranger, is allowed is a morsel representing the woman. A fragment is all. She remains the giver, but at one removed."
Murray Bail, Eucalyptus
Sandwich boxes and instagram with Amy and Talisa at Bread and Circus // The best fish fingers and chips, coconuts and creaming soda at The Fish Shop // A make-shift feast of bacon and egg roll, three cheese toasty, sour cherry danish and carrot cake (I did say feast, right?) with Rachel at The Grounds // A fantastic lunch with two of the oldest and best friends in the world at a private and secretive location in the heart of the eastern suburbs; her house.
If you say you want to meet up for coffee, that's fine. But ask me out for breakfast, lunch or dinner, pastry and sympathy, noodles and gossip, ice-cream and laughter, or even just say "come over here right now because I've got a fresh loaf of bread and a whole lotta butter and we can watch The Voice and eat toast and laugh at Keith's beautiful little faces as he grooves along to every song", and I am 100 percent, totally, utterly, unashamedly, unabashedly, completely and forever-and-always yours. Just tell me where to meet you.
X
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Oh I love that quote!!
The food looks so whole some and yummy :)
x Stace
PS. I've got a giveaway happening to win a House of Harlow ring! I'd love for you to enter!
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oh hannah this post could not have come at a better time! i frequently get food envy from reading your blog, from all the amazing cafes you visit in Sydney but most of my friends are poor students from interstate, who cant afford to eat out very often :(
however, this tuesday we're doing brunch (a bit late at 1pm tho) for once and im looking forward to FINALLY sampling some of the fine food I see on your blog :)
Im trying to remember places from your blog that you've mentioned and names that I can remember are Sonoma and Youeni but are there any other breakfast/lunch places you recommend? Looking for something a bit indulgent (but not as pricey as Bills) but still close to the CBD (so the Grounds and Mikes in Rosebery is out of the question) Any suggestions are most welcome!
Ps. I think I saw you and Talisa at Fashion Week and you possibly gave me a look and I was paralysed with blogger-crush fear and was too scared to come up and say hi!
Told you that you would love The Fish Shop! x
Stace - isn't it great! thanks for letting me know :)
G - love!
Tanya - hey!! I am so sorry about giving you a look it was probably a look of exhaustion haha as both me and talisa were so tired by the end of the week! Devastated that I scared you off with my bad mood haha!!! you should have come up and said hi.. I always love meeting fellow bloggers and readers. :)
Regarding food.. your brunch sounds yummy.. and frankly bills is fun but it's overrated. you can get just as good food from loads of different places. Youeni is a great one and it's so close to the city AND they just opened a new addition to the family in Hill St (near the Beresford) and apparently it is delicious, although I am yet to go. Youeni is also really affordable as well, which is why I like it I think. Other cafes close to the CBD... Well I think one place I would really recommend as it is probably my favourite cafe is Room 10 in potts point. IT's so delicious - their granola is my favourite in the whole city and they do this fantastic prosciutto and ricotta on toast called the salvatori.. It's in llankelly place in potts point, just off macleay st and close to the station.
Buuut it depends how many friends you will be eating with because any more than 4 and I'm not sure you'll be able to squeeze in (it's tiny!!). Bunker on liverpool st just off darlinghurst road is another cute cafe, the home-made ice tea there is delicious, and (if it doesnt rain!) the outside table is so cute.
Let me think where else... There are heaps of good cafes along crown st as well - four ate five, gnome, kawa, the goods, and just off crown there's robocog. But I seriously think youeni or the new youeni is your best bet! it's probably one of my favourite places, they do fantastic sandwiches and salads and they also have tasty treats for dessert afterwards which is a must for brunch haha.
I hope you have a really good time! if you have any other questions email me hryee1@hotmail.com I'm sorry again for giving you a look at fashion week! If you see me on the street again grab me and say hi haha I'm a super nice person really I am hahahha!! xxx
aaah it all looks so good!
Your blog always makes me so hungry haha
My mouth is literally watering at all of that delicious food! It looks like you had a brilliant day
~ Mandi
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Very delicous every food! I wish i had time to sit around and eat some pretty food :)
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You must go to so many amazing places... I'm feeling very hungry now haha.
But oh, I think your blog is so beautiful x
Nikol - it tasted good too :)
Jenn - hahahahaha!!! best comment ever!!
Mandi - oh it was over a couple of days ha! that would be the perfect day eating all that food though ha
Monica - I wish I had MORE time to sit around and eat food :)
Mary - oh thank you so much!!
xxx
Love this quote and how preparing a meal is giving an extension of yourself! I miss the part of my life in France where people invite each other for dinner all the time. It's the best way to show a person you appreciate him/her and to show your generosity.
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