Breakfast at Brio

I met my friends at a new Breakfast joynt in New farm called Brio. Situated on the trendy little strip of shops along the old woolstores. Great area and some nice little places popping up. It is owned by a couple of fellas, one who already has a restaurant a little further up the road called the Vine.

The sun beats in there fairly severely in the morning but grab some shade under one of the umbrellas. The menu looked fantastic, apple pancakes with yoghurt, slow braised beef with ciabatta, zucchini cakes, cornbread with house made beans. The two chicks both couldn't resist the field mushrooms, persian fetta and roquette with ciabatta. At $9 they were HUGE - we could have shared one. A piece of lemon or some good olive oil may have given it the kick it needed - but it was tasty all the same. The bloke had the zucchini fritters which were a bit of a let down really - uncooked throughout and lacking in flavor a bit of sticky balsamic was the only thing gluing this together. A beetroot, lemon and apple juice was refreshing and even felt like it might have been doing some good!

I love Genovese coffee and Brios is good - so downed a few of those to get me on my way for the day. Even though I am on a green coffee detox - OMG it is like putting your body on fast forward - don't know how good it is for me really! Anyway I will definitely go back to Brios and give them another crack as they had only been open for a minute or two and were having a few teething issues (like staff not turning up - don't we all know about that!). The menu looked too good not to go back and have another whirl. Prices were good - with a gym across the road there is lots to look at (just make sure you have your sunnies).

first blog - election night & fish n chips

watching the queensland election - where labour has won again. No doubt we are all in for more of the same crap we have had for the past decade! People are just scared of change and maybe the fact that someone might get in and actually do something -better the devil you know maybe. Nevermind head down......... eat more food!

Tonight after finishing a full on week of cooking classes we have had fish and chips. I don't eat much junk but oh that good except why do we eat so much when we are eating shite!? Burger with the lot, scallops, home made dimmies and too many chippies. Kym and Vy's fish and chips in Ipswich Road , Annerley. Isn't it weird how our best fish and chip shop is run by a Vietnamese family. We used to kive in Brighton in melbourne aand our chinese shop was run by greeks and our fish and chip shop was run by a chinese family! strange but true!

Cooking classes over for the week I might even have a couple of vino's. I have had group classes of women all week. One group got on the champers and really i just ended up cooking them lunch - learnt my lesson there - no bubbles until we have knocked a few dishes over. My group of ladies today were a little more well behaved and did a delicious thai class - the food was fantastic and THEN they had the bubbles. One even jumpe in the pook for a swim - thinking that could be an add on. Have your class and then take a sunbed by the pool while hubby ( in a hawaiin shirt) wheels out the cocktail bar. Now that idea has got some legs.

Very excited about the start of my blog and looking forward to joining blog world. I am learning video streaming next week - a whole new world awaits me.