Late nights, boozy ways. Seems my silly season has been a combination of amazing red wine along with my drink-of-choice, a pimms and lemonade with cucumber and a hint of mint. So drinkable and demonly too. To add to all that alcohol, my coffee intake during daylight has been outta this world. Seriously, on average about three to four cups a day.
It’s called A liquid diet. Anything but water goes down a treat.
To add to my unconventional diet, I escaped to Melbourne for the weekend and hit up more of that liquid. Golly gosh, with the amount of good coffee and great laneway cafes, you could create the ultimate coffee crawl (my idea of the perfect sunday by the way). I know this is a food blog, but drinks go part and parcel with eating and I did manage to do some of that too. Let’s just say, to help with the alcohol absorption, that fillet-o-fish-finger-sandbo has been getting a solid workout of late.
Note to self: more home cooked meals, less fried food, choose a green salad, more exercise and drink little more water.
What-the-hoochie?! Nah, since there’s only four weeks of the year left, I’m gonna live it up. Pimms and a pour over please, stat! Life’s short. When twenty-twelve comes round – then I’ll actually listen to my good side. Until then, join in and get totally silly too.
First coffee in Melbourne at Hardware Societe, a little on the weak side but it still went down a treat
But there are totally bonus points for this little mini donut ball that comes with your coffee.
Fluffy sugary and cinnamon goodness. Takes over as number one spot complimentary coffee treat over Corelli's in Newtown's tiny teddy freebie.
Cause of the terrible weather I had to sit and drink my coffee with my umbrella up under some red light too
A little stop for a sweet treat at La Belle Miette, all the flavours were delightful.
These ones were my favourite flavour - pimms & pomegranate - S.C.O.R.E.
A stroll through the gorgeous GPO, seriously, can this place do any better with the visual merchandising?!
Ummm, yes! This dress colour is my palette of choice for summer, a bit of peachy-keen
Can my wardrobe look like this, makes me want to buy everything on display
Another coffee stop by Proud Mary in Collingwood. A. Serious. Hot. Spot. For. Coffee. Lovers.
Then a pour over, these guys do it so well. I usually have milk but I went without this time.
Coffee, chit, chat
And another, some quality control.
A little slow roasted pork belly sandbo, this was a cracker, fell apart in the mouth
Giant potato hash with bacon and wilted spinach anyone?
How about some mandarin ricotta hotcakes? These give Bills ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter a run for their money
The smoked pork neck with beans topped with poached egg. Tasty but not smokey enough for my liking.
Then off to Manchester Press for some afternoon bagel and coffee action
Awaiting my coffee and admiring the decor #multitasking
Coffee art, so utterly Melbourne...
Love this cheeky one
Open-bagel-perfection, classic smoked salmon, cream cheese and capers $12 to top my lunch off
Hello vino, you my friend are so tasty and my fav drink of the mo'
The purchase that I'm in love with, my ice-cream light from Sportsgirl $19.95. Novelty meets function and food.
If only it came in a green tea whip...
THE DEETS YOU WANT TO KNOW
HARDWARE SOCIETE
For a coffee with a complimentary mini donut, the menu looks promising too
120 Hardware St
Melbourne VIC 3000
LA BELLE MIETTE
For delicious non-pretentious macarons in a frenchesce setting
30 Hardware Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
PROUD MARY
For coffee lovers who want a pour over, siphon or cold drip with a mighty tasty sandbo
172 Oxford Street
Collingwood VIC 3066
MANCHESTER PRESS
For coffee art and a bagel fix in a laneway-warehouse setting
8 Rankins Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
SPORTSGIRL
For that adorable ice cream light $19.95
Various locations around Australia
DAN MURPHYS
For the $8.99 Wyndham Estate it’s deliciously yummy and oh-so smooth
Various locations around Australia
