easy like a sunday morning

Because blogger life isn't all brunches in hipster cafes and frolicking on the beach...

Everyone's got a little sunday morning routine, ours begins with a lie in which thanks to our body clocks means rising somewhere between 7-8am, we put on an episode of house and enjoy not having to do anything for the day. When adequate energy is assembled I jump in the car or on my bike and head to our favourite local Deli and buy myself the nicest bunch of flowers I can find and load the basket with yummy goods.

Investing in a  nespresso machine was one of the best decisions ever, a cup of barista quality coffee now costs around 50c instead of $5 and I love browsing all the flavours in the shop (#adultlife).

one for the meat eater 

and one for the vegan ( the white is hummus)

We sit at the table and talk about our week gone and the plans for the next one, and try to make loose plans for the rest of the day. Sometimes we head out on a big adventure and others we just laze around the house playing games in the pool- whatever we choose it's with a full tummy and a happy mind.

Do you have a sunday morning routine?

xo

Weekend brunch at Gordon Street Garage

 Gordon Street Garage in Perth doesn't really stand out on the street, but step inside and be transported to foodie heaven, beautiful eclectic decor, delicious food and great service.

                                                 

The dining area is huge, but if you're planning on a weekend brunch date make sure to call ahead and book a table, especially if there's a small group of you. 

In true Hannah style I spent ages staring at the menu, before finally deciding there was only one option, pancakes...

Big fat, thick, fluffy pancakes, drizzled in maple syrup and topped with bananas and cream. So good, that everyone ordered some- pancakes for 4 please! And in all serious-ness they were some of the best pancakes I've had since living here in Perth.  

The service was great, considering how busy the place was it was swift, food came out hot and served with a smile. 

You can find Gordon Street Garage at 16 Gordon Street, Perth.

Open Mon -Fri 7am - Late

Sat 8am - Late

Sun 8am - 3pm

Have you eaten at Gordon Street Garage before?

What's your favourite brunch dish?

xo

Architects and heroes, Subiaco

I've wanted to visit Artchitects and Heroes in Subi ever since we moved to Perth but have never had the chance or when I have, I've been put off by the queues (which seem relentless but ,I now know, clear relatively swiftly). We managed to get a table within 15 minutes, but were sat elbow to elbow with other brunch go-ers on a 6 seater table on the pavement. 

A perfect white coffee

I loved the table top gardens, a nice change from all the floral bouquets..

Dan already knew he wanted a fry up so spent a whole 20 seconds looking at the menu. When it arrived he looked pretty happy with himself, beautiful runny eggs, crispy bacon, sausages, beans...the works.

I went for the muesli bowl, which is more of an overnight oats / porridge affair but tastes absolutely incredible, it definitely killed my sweet tooth for the day without being entirely naughty.

The food was served fairly quickly after ordering, the staff were extremely pleasant and welcoming and promptly checked everything was okay after we'd had a chance to taste our food (I swear servers are doing this less and less these days?!). The quality of the food was brilliant, you know the kind of meal where each bite tastes as good, if not better, than the last? Two coffees and our two meals came in at $45 which is about on parr with most Perth brunches. Apart from the lack of space I can't fault the place, friendly staff, affordable, great coffee and great food! 

Where's your favourite place for brunch?

xo

The Kiosk, Floreat

Just as I felt the holiday blues setting in leaving Bali a lightbulb went off in my brain, Lux is in Perth.  

I finally met Catherine Lux* at her birthday last year, after a lifetime of tweets and blog comments about our mutual loves; food, cocktails and australia. A London birthday night out sealed our friendship and I've teased her with photos of Perth since I arrived. 

Catherine suggested we grab brunch at one of her favourite spots, The Kiosk at Floreat beach. After getting a bit lost, singing my way through a whole McFLY album and necking both a coffee and an energy drink, I arrived bright eyed and bushy tailed.

After a quick glance at the menu I decided on pancakes and Lux went for eggs benny, a reasonable $15 and $19, washed down with an iced chocolate and a pot of tea for C.

The pancakes were incredible, big thick fluffy and drowned in maple and my iced chocolate was pretty damn good too. Lux seemed pretty happy with her eggs benny, even referring to it as egg porn.

A 'quick catch up' soon turned to hours gossiping about what we've been up to, our favourite bloggers and trying to break youtube. After our food had gone down we took a 30 second stroll down onto Floreat beach to paddle.

How can you not love Perth with beaches like that!

x

*real surname, and she is a super lux lady.