Friends Of Mine

is the name of a new cafe opened up near us in Melbourne. I think it is a pretty good name and the place was busy, busy, busy when Mr SE and I stopped by there a few weekends ago for breakfast. The photograph below was taken after we had finished and were walking away - just look at the crowds milling around outside queuing up to get a table....! (Glad we got there early) This is the menu. Well, the menu is written on the other side. This is what you look down and see at your place when you sit at the table... quite a nice thing to read anytime, even if you don't feel it!

Above shows a photograph of the general feel of the place - quite dark, sort of industrial chic meets French salon. And it works...

Above - our table with a little lamp on it too. Cute.

My tea (on a board - what would my MIL say ? She does not like food or drink served on boards!)

Quirky touch above.

My delicious breakfast - Bircher muesli layered with vanilla scented rhubarb and yoghurt. Perfection in a glass.

Mr SE had poached eggs and bacon. He was impatient to get stuck in!

Love this arrangement for the glasses.

For more information on this great place look here : http://www.friendsofmine.com.au/

And that brings me very neatly to another 'Friend of Mine' - but not the restaurant. Friend C sent me this photograph below. Update on the dining table!! The boards have been fixed together and lightly sanded so far. The wine bottle in the middle of the table is to give the scale!! And it is sitting on two wood working trestles. Coming along nicely! And it is going to be a little bigger than originally planned.

Will keep you updated as it takes shape.

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend.

Sunday (although I have sort of lost track of the days)

Aaahhhh.... Sunday.

Sunday usually begins with a question.

Are we going to eat out for breakfast or not? And if we are - where to go? Today began with such a quandary and in the end we plumped for a walk down to Maling Road to a cafe we had not been to before.... This was not because we were being daring, or original though - it was because our 'favouritest' is closed until next weekend as it is Summer hols here in Australia and many small businesses are closed until next week or even to the middle of January - (Shock, horror - HOW do they get away with that!!)

However, we probably should have stayed home as to be honest the breakfast was rather disappointing and it started so well with the coffees served first (photographed above).......

Don't you just hate it when that happens?

Still, next time we will learn - better to stick to tried and tested than to try something you are not too sure about (guess you could use that as a blueprint for life though I would imagine it would be a bit dull!)

Tomorrow I am going to go (with BN) to the city (Melbourne CBD) to look at/check out that coffee place I wrote about a while back - 'Divine Decoration in a Deli' - December 21st - should be fun....

Au Revoir.