You Know What This Is Becoming?

It's becoming a food blog because that it all my adventures seem to revolve around. 

I met this nice American here on the 86 tram a while ago. Her name is Rachel. We went to a place called Min Lokal on Saturday. They bake everything in clay pots. I got ricotta baked eggs...Everything with ricotta lately. Look I don't know what they did, but it had pesto and eggs and bacon and ,ya, ricotta. Fresh orange juice. God, it was good. And, only $16. Which, by Australia standards is like super decent for brunch.

Ok, so then we also hit up Hello, Sailor.  This is a market at The Grace Darling Hotel once a month, I think. It's just a bunch of booths where people seel vintage clothes and what not. But, more importantly, The Grace, is where my Fringe Festival show will be held. They just started a band room there and it is gorgeous and perfect. This is not a picture of the band room...but, it is a picture of one room of the bar.

 

Neon Skipper

This little lady was the first neon sign in Australia. It's not so far from where I live. When she's all lit up at night, it looks like she is skipping rope.

Craft Savy Criminals

Today, I went to North Cote.  Don't understand it, but they say North Kit here.  So I saw this girl Claire Hollingsworth at a comedy night about 2 weeks ago. What a peanut!  So adorable. 

She is a music teacher and writes some songs with the kids in her class. This one is about Germain the frog. I think they use to tern "clucky" here. Like a hen, who wants baby chicks. I want these children.

New Blog

OK, OK, OK...I know, there's facebook, this blog, I'm even on twitter just now...but in none of those forums do I get to write about my deep passion for Ohio. I've started an ohio blog. It's only about Ohio things. Right now, it's about liscence plates and Ohio themed items to purchase, but I do hope to make it more interesting.

So, you know, check it out, if you want...here.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

As my love for coffee grows, I find myself using many a cup. 

The take away coffee cups here look like this...

BUT, then I found this...

 OK, on the interwebs, you can't really tell the difference.  But, this one is made from silicone, making it reusable.

I has seen some people carrying them around here.  I went searching, for like a whole day and could not find them anywhere.

I went to a little pub that same night and lo and behold...

This is the website of the company...www.hookturnindustries.com.au

Coffee

I don't even think I liked coffee until I got here. I have added caffeine to the list of legally addictive substances that I now enjoy. Melbourne is good for sitting outside smoking clove cigarettes and drinking a latte. Today I tried Cavallero...




Other amazing cafes for coffee include Three Bags Full...




And of course, Proud Mary again.


I think all these places use the same brand, 5 Senses. And while I don't know much about coffee really, everyone I know who does says this stuff is what the whole world should be drinking.

Also, I didn't know things like long black (espresso served with water which you add at your discretion) and a flat white.

I pulled this bit from wikipedia...
"A flat white is similar to a "wet" cappuccino (meaning made with "wet" microfoam, rather than dry foam), and differs from a latte in that it is smaller, and served in a ceramic cup,whereas a traditional latte is larger, sometimes much larger, hence more dilute, and served in a glass, though modern lattes are often served in ceramic cups or bowls.A shorter antipodean drink is the "Piccolo" ,smallCaffè Latte, which is a 90 ml drink made with a single espresso shot and 1:2 milk, with relatively little foam."

The point is: Australia takes it's coffee pretty seriously.

More City Scenes

I took a walk down South Bank the other day and took some more pictures of Melbourne...and here they are...

Hot Chocolate

It's winter here. And while I feel like a real midwest pansy--I'm wearing my winter coat and hat here in, and I'm not kidding, 60 degrees--I am enjoying my usual winter pastimes. Like, hot chocolate. This place Monsieur Truffe on Smith has the best hot chocolate I have ever had. EVER. Seriously. It's insane.
This amazing french man owns it. And every time I go in now he says, "You want a cocoa? You like it dark, no? Easy. Hot cocoa for you." Adorable.
This chocolate...I don't even know...but it's really high in cocoa % and it's amazing.

Fringe

OK, so now that everything is in and official I can tell you all and not worry about it back firing. I am registered for 2010 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/

I will let you know when they post anything. There will be a blurb about the show coming. The show is mostly about mom :)

And ya, I'm heaps excited and nervous. And excited. I have a director. And a place to put it on. And a first draft. And now, I just need lots and lots of work and rehearsal and better drafts. And people to come see it.