Author results: Lucy Modra
Mitte Café
You know how it happens: you light some candles, pour another glass of red wine and before you know it you're standing on the street watching the fire brigade hose down your rental property. That's what happened to the tenants of number 76 Michael Street in 2007. Happily, Mitte has risen phoenix-like from the ashes, bringing with it tasty breakfast and lunch treats.
Badges by Lisa Kearns
Working as a doctor, the stethoscope around your neck earns you a certain amount of respect. Even as I accidentally wander into a family bereavement room looking for a urinary catheter or glue my fingers together with tissue glue, I can console myself with the knowledge that people are thinking "She's busy.
Greentown at Newtown SC
Newtown SC has branched into horticulture. Long the home of an impressive pot plant collection, Newtown has opened a tiny shop within their café called Greentown, selling potted succulents.
Let's get one thing clear: succulents aren't the same thing as cactuses. Cactuses are a subset of the succulent family, in a Venn-diagram type arrangement.
Mixed Business
Mixed Business is both a café and a convalescent home. You wander in feeling a bit fragile, even wary of spending a hungover Saturday morning in a fledgling café.
But fear not - you are soon taken under the care of a remarkable waitress who somehow combines Greek yiayia, old-school English nurse and hospitality hottie into one soothing package.
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