Food Hunting Trip 250613

Yes, 25062013.

JUNE 2-0-1-3.

It is not a typo

Well well, this food hunting trip happened last year in June. Forgive me for finally having it up here after 7 months.  Frankly this draft was completed the week after the trip, I was just too lazy to finalise everything. While I was editing my blog template (as you can see, a whole new blogskin!), I spotted many drafts being saved and they have become the eye sore on the dashboard - it demonstrates my procrastination. To clear the drafts list, aha, there you go!

It was the trip that Esther suggested. We have always been wanting to try different kinds of cafes in Brisbane. Finally in June, after semester one exams, we made it! Along with us, there were Ivy, Vincent and Yap Huan.

It was definitely a difficult job to plan the route, as well as reading the google map. Specially thanks to Vincent who helped a lot in reading the maps too! Also, the rule of this trip was to eat only one dish per cafe, so that we had more spaces saved for more food. 

Before the food hunting trip, we headed to Wellington Point for sunrise. We left home around 5am so that we could enjoy the sun rising moment at 5.48am! 

1. Southside Tea Room @ Morningside

Smoked salmon on toast, with bacon added on.

This was the original portion! Since we had 5 people sharing this, we divided it.

and plated it. :p

Smoked Salmon on toast, per serving. 

LOL LOL. our plating skills improved by the end of the trip.

2. Bungalow 4171 @ Hawthorn

We had opted for the sweet potato hash cakes after asking for recommendations from the owner.
It comes with two perfectly poached eggs, sauteed spinach and toasted wholemeal bread.  Also, some butter to go with the toast? 

I'm not a big fan of sweet potato, hence the hash cakes were just okay for me. However, all of them said it was pretty good!

3. Pompidou Cafe @ Balmoral

Savoury mince. Splendid!

We faced difficulties plating this dish, apparently a poached egg can't be divided into five portions.
In fact, the egg was a little on a solid non-goeey side. The mince are cooked with sweet potatoes and potatoes, as for the topping, there are baby rocket and sour cream. It turned out really well. In fact, it is an eye catching dish, having the mince in a 'basket'! That tastes more like a crispy but thinner pizza dough. 

4. Bunker Coffee @ Milton

We did not include this on our list! Someone just randomly suggested that we should have a cup of coffee after all the savoury food. Having urbanspoon apps on your smartphone is convenient, but we tried to google 'The best coffee in town' and it brought us here!

I love how they camouflage the store with real leaves and twigs! It seems to be the smallest cafe in Brisbane, but hey, don't judge a book by its cover. Trust me, the coffee is really good. I've been there for several times after my first visit, and I will definitely visit them again. soon, yes soon.

[I'm actually drafting another post for Bunker Coffee, too much love to express. Yes, too good]

So, stay tuned lah!

5. Grill'd Burgers @ Paddington

Hot chips from Grill'd. Okay, the trip weren't meant to be like this. I guess the guys were just too hungry as we only had three main meals throughout the morning, and the meals were shared with 5 people!

6. Grub Street @ Gaythorne

Smoked salmon bun, accompanied by baby rocket and cucumbers.

Nothing special, but the staffs were friendly. They were really patient to explain to us their recommended dishes.

7. Willow and Spoon @ Alderly

It took us more than 15 minutes to find this cafe. Apparently GPS isn't that pro enough, but Thank God we found it!
Here, we found our emergency dessert stomach and powered through!

Dark Chocolate Brownies.

THIS IS AWESOME. I'm serious guys. This is really really nice. 

It is rich, dark and fudgy. Full of chocolate flavour, with a hint of bitterness, so it is not overwhelmed by glucose. It has pomegranate as the topping. Who knows pomegranate and chocolate pair so well? The flavours simply marry together and forms a perfect union creating this sinful brownies. 

And it was freshly baked! We waited for 30 minutes, and it was worth waiting :)

As for the icecream, it was quickly devoured by us, leaving no traces to prove its existence. 

8. Gelare @ Southbank

This was our last stop! Because it was a Tuesday when there is this 50% off promotion, we all agreed to have waffles before our dinner time. It was my first time trying Gelare, nice, but the best waffle in Brisbane is dedicated to Passione @ Teneriffe (which is temporarily closed now :( )

I have to say it was a unforgettable day. Besides the food that we tasted, there was this surprise birthday celebration for my 18th at Southbank along the street! They successfully made me burst into tears and laughters, but too slow to cam-record it. bah :p

It was indeed one of the sweetest memories I have in 2013!

Before I end, the cafes that I will definitely visit again are Pompidou Cafe, Willow and Spoon and of course, Bunker (haha, you know how much I love coffee)!

p/s pardon me for my English, not well enough to perfectly describe the tastiness lolloll. I blame my lack of scrumptious food tasting. :D SO! I have to eat more of them in order to get to know more about them.

What's the plan for Cafes in 2014? One more tomorrow, perhaps?