sugardough

When I was living in Brunswick I passed Sugardough too many times on the tram, wanting to make a trip inside but never finding the time! I can't believe I never made it sooner.

Cakes piled high on old-school plates, retro furniture, doilies! Cinnamon and ricotta croissant? Mini cherry clafoutis? Can't decide, get them both! That's what we did :) I'll be getting their raisins escargot next time. This place looks like it could take on my favourite cafe of all time in Brisbane (Choquettes) in the pastisserie stakes. I'll be making a trip back very soon.

Big tick for Sugardough - 163 Lygon Street, Brunswick East.

Idee fixe(s): Saturday morning yoga
Wild tea cosies
Kiwifruit, strawberry and mint fruit salads

such is life

On a rainy, windy winter night, a group of young students (and student teachers) braved one of Melbourne's most haunted buildings, the Old Melbourne Gaol, to witness a one man show by candlelight!

It was pretty spooky, and very cold (as we were soaked from the rain) but being able to explore Old Melbourne Gaol in such an intimate setting made it well worth it.

The show is called the Hangman's Night Tour, and the actor (depicting Michael Gateley - Melbourne's most prolific and brutal hangman) takes you on a dramatic tour of the gaol.

If you're ever in Melbourne looking for touristy things to do, I highly recommend.

Potraits of the gaol!

new york new york

In the back streets of Richmond, the ground floor of a spartan group of flats is a most unusual place to find a cafe. And as it's such a funky little cafe, I bet that's how the locals like it :)

New York Tomato is on the corner of New and York streets in Richmond and does an amazing brekkie. My friend Dave lives on York street and had mentioned it a few times to me so I thought I'd check it out. I haven't heard the best reviews about New York Tomato's coffee so decided to make the healthy choice (after spending the previous hour and half at yoga) and go with a freshly sqeezed apple, carrot and ginger juice.

The drinks were good, the food was great, the atmosphere was funky and the man that served us was flirty. Big tick for New York Tomato!

Food testers and general good lookers, Zoe and Jules.

My Idee Fixe(s): ginger
funny men at the footy
the end of winter
hair scarves