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/2012/08/cafe-review-whole-bean-espresso-bar/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2012/08/cafe-review-whole-bean-espresso-bar/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:19:43 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=4102 You’ve gotta love a coffee place that bills itself as ‘the second best coffee in Marrickville’ (and the 11th best in Australia). Regardless of the quality of their coffee, its fair to assume they have a sense of humour. At least, that was my logic the first time I tried to go to Whole Bean, on a Saturday, but the joke was on me as at that point, they weren’t open Saturdays (they are now), so I added them to my list for sometime soon. ‘Sometime soon’ came sooner than I thought, as one gorgeous day last week I headed there with my partner in coffee and in life to try the second best coffee in Marrickville. Whole Bean is housed in a Marrickville Warehouse just off Victoria Road, and comprised of a coffee roaster, syphon bar and more edison light bulbs than you can poke a stick at, not to mention recycled coffee sacks and velvet curtains. It’s a cavernous space, and one you can rent out for functions, should you be so inclined. The space is large and there’s plenty of seating, another benefit of many cafes in this part of town. ]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2012/08/cafe-review-whole-bean-espresso-bar/feed/ 7 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2012/07/cafe-review-bread-nerds-hume-canberra/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2012/07/cafe-review-bread-nerds-hume-canberra/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:45:40 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=3849 When I was 12, I picked out our new house. Well, that’s how it felt to me anyway. Yes, I know it was really my mum who made the decision and handed over the cash. But the second I entered the place, with its rambling, north facing garden, wooden floors and loads of light, I felt at home. Looking back, I think it was that discovery of home that made my adolescence a time of relative sanity. It was also that feeling of having a home that made it so easy, 7 years later, to strike out with no real plan and very little money, enrol myself in art school, and force myself into a place where I would do something productive and wind my way to my own true home. I’m still looking for that home, both metaphorically and literally.]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2012/07/cafe-review-bread-nerds-hume-canberra/feed/ 11 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2012/04/the-grounds-of-alexandria/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2012/04/the-grounds-of-alexandria/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:23:08 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=3333 There’s something in the water in Alexandria. One by one, disused warehouses are being converted into cafes and bars. Sympathetic renovations abound - think Allpress Espresso, Kitchen by Mike, Don Campos, Bread and Circus or Sonomo HQ. Further afield you’ve got the likes of Brasserie Bread and Freda’s Bar and Canteen taking up residence. Add The Grounds to the list of cavernous and ultra modern spaces slightly off the beaten path of the inner southwest. The Grounds is situated on the corner of Huntley street and Bourke Road. It’s is in the same ‘complex’ as 4143 at The James Barnes. It felt like this place would never open, but open it did for the first time yesterday, so this morning I went to check it out. ]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2012/04/the-grounds-of-alexandria/feed/ 21 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/11/sonoma-bakery-cafe-alexandria/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/11/sonoma-bakery-cafe-alexandria/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:14:39 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=2512 Weekend breakky used to be one of my favourite rituals. I had my places, I had my fave orders. But lately, it’s kind of fallen off the radar. So a couple of weeks ago, Senhor R and I jumped in the car and went to one of our all-time best breakky haunts, only to be greeted by sad, overpriced food and lacklustre service. We vowed never again to set out on a breakfast quest without a place in mind. Having heard good things about Sonoma Bakery Café, the relatively new Sonoma HQ, we decided to head southwards for something new. We were greeted by a huge warehouse space, Allpress-like in its interior. An order-and-pay-at-counter affair, said counter was laden with delicious looking sandwiches and pastry. As we stood surveying the offerings, a barista offered us the breakky menu. Easy to see it was out first visit. ]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/11/sonoma-bakery-cafe-alexandria/feed/ 13