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By: Kieran O'Shea
Date: 25th Sep 08
Venue: Shop
Meal: Snacktastic
What:
Clay Fine Food & Health
Where:
719 Rathdowne St, Carlton North
When:
Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5pm
Contact:
9349 3957
Rathdowne Village is quickly becoming a security blankie: one that smells just right and has you all edgy if you leave it alone for too long. Small Screen supplies the films and records, Gerald's bar serves the wine and cheese, North grinds your beans, and now Clay is your favourite convenience store. Unhappy with health food stores looking like ‘80s Martha Stewart sets, foodie Tom and health practitioner Prue have self-designed a gorgeous, community-minded store, stocked with organic ingredients, fresh produce, and other convenient bits and pieces.
Not only that, but they have also spent time thinking about the aesthetics of the goodies they sell. It's easy to wander around staring wide-eyed at everything before you remember that people at home are waiting for that Tasmanian Miellerie honey that has been extracted from wild beehives and left unheated to ensure retention of medicinal goodness. (Text alert: ‘What you doing fatty? Wound pusy, crumpets cold, hry up') If you can survive the North Carlton rent, move now, settle down, and eat well.