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/2014/06/shoreditch1/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/06/shoreditch1/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:27:06 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6418 We step up to the passport counter in Heathrow and the Border Force man takes a look at our pair of mismatched passports; one Aussie and one EU. ‘So how do you two know each other then?’ An innocent enough-sounding question, it has the air of small talk at a dull party, but it is asked in quite an aggressive way, and I’m confused after 7 hours of flying. It seems out of context and I feel my answer will determine (or rather, this man will) whether or not we’re allowed in to Britain. Struggling for a middle ground between recounting our entire romantic history and telling him to get fucked, I blurt out ‘We’re, you know...in a relationship?’ He seems ok with this and after determining we’re here for a holiday and a conference he lets us through.]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/06/shoreditch1/feed/ 8 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/2014/02/the-reformatory-caffeine-lab-surry-hills/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/02/the-reformatory-caffeine-lab-surry-hills/#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2014 06:37:33 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6335 ]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/02/the-reformatory-caffeine-lab-surry-hills/feed/ 5 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/cafe-review-gumption-by-coffee-alchemy-sydney-cbd/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/cafe-review-gumption-by-coffee-alchemy-sydney-cbd/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:45:48 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6223 Coffee Alchemy’s ‘Gumption’ launched last week in with little fanfare and much positive word of mouth. You’ll find it on the ground floor or the iconic Strand Arcade on Sydney’s Pitt and George Streets. ]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/cafe-review-gumption-by-coffee-alchemy-sydney-cbd/feed/ 9