http://www.corridorkitchen.com Necessity is the mother of invention. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:46:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/05/jess-to-cubao-alexandria/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/05/jess-to-cubao-alexandria/#comments Sun, 25 May 2014 23:49:38 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6367 Street-food-inspired café Jess to Cubao opened quietly last week in the former Little Indi site inside the Hardware Store, Alexandria. The café is the brainchild of Something for Jess owner Philip Ocampo, and I had been waiting with bated breath to see who would take over the space, so it would be an understatement to say that I was keen to check the place out. Something for Jess is one of my favourite recent cafés, and their reputation is such that their very particular single origin coffees and glorious (and local) constructions of ‘stuff on toast’ have made their way on to most Sydney café addicts’ wish lists, so comparisons between Cubao and SFJ are inevitable. So too are comparisons between Cubao and the space’s former tenants, zero waste wunderkinds Frank Meura and Rebecca Chippington of Little Indi/Naked Indiana. So how does Cubao compare?]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/05/jess-to-cubao-alexandria/feed/ 2 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/01/brewtown-newtown/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/01/brewtown-newtown/#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:45:29 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6292 Much has been written (and doubtless, will continue to be written) about Brewtown Newtown, a great addition to the mostly uninspired caffeine scene in the formerly (and now once again?) cutting edge, albeit somewhat crunchy suburb of Newtown. Taking over the ground floor of the lovingly restored barn-like space on O'Connel Street (formerly Berkelouw books), Simon Triggs of Gnome and Charles Cameron of Single Origin Roasters have put together a cracking cafe. Just off the main drag seems to be the way to play it these days. Brewtown sits on O'Connell Street, which comes off King street. Having visited a handful of times now, I find the service to be very professional; staff seat you, are attentive, and are eager to tell you all about their offerings, especially when it comes to coffee. This is admirable when you consider the place has been an instant hit and is usually packed out; take a sip of your coffee at 9:59, look up at the doorway at 10:00am and it's as if a switch has been flicked to signal that brunch has begun. ]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/01/brewtown-newtown/feed/ 8 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/3-williams-redfern/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/3-williams-redfern/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 07:48:52 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6185 It’s interesting to watch the buzz around a new cafe build over time. The first few times I popped in to Three Williams in Redfern, it was pretty empty, but then again, it’s a fair bit larger than your average Redfern haunt. Locals and cafe addicts were coming and going and I could see that interest was building. Last week, my instagram feed was littered with brekky porn shots from the soon-to-be Redfern fixture, street press had written them up, and last Sunday arvo I walked past and there was not a table to spare. ]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/3-williams-redfern/feed/ 6 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/need-an-organisedlazy-breakfast-eat-3-day-bircher/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/need-an-organisedlazy-breakfast-eat-3-day-bircher/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2013 01:16:43 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6168 Bircher Muesli (Birchermüesli) was invented by Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner in the 19th century and is traditionally a mix of oats, milk, sweetener and grated apple. These days it’s a hipster’s delight of a breakfast food that’s absolutely perfect for anyone who: a) wants something filling for breakfast, b) wants to eat something healthy for breakfast, and c) only wants to make breakfast once every few days. ]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/need-an-organisedlazy-breakfast-eat-3-day-bircher/feed/ 4 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/11/cafe-review-little-indi-alexandria/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/11/cafe-review-little-indi-alexandria/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2013 03:10:57 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6111 Is there anything more inspiring than someone who actually gives a fuck? Case in point, I’ve found myself in a conversation with Little Indi co-owner Frank Meura on the finer points of biodegradation. I think. I’m not 100% on what he’s on about, but I am k appreciating the passion and earnestness for the subject. That, and the excellent cup of hand-pumped espresso (in the form of a macchiato) I’m sipping away at. I’m nursing it in its little bowl like its a precious baby.]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/11/cafe-review-little-indi-alexandria/feed/ 3