Something for Jess

I was attracted by the name to go to this café – something for a lady.  It’s really a big surprise to me because the café is a hidden gem in the city area. 

I like the decoration here.  The overall composition including the use of furniture, potted plants and old stuff tell you explicitly how much support they have endeavored in for their central theme: sustainability.  The owner Philib stated that only 2 pieces of furniture were bought while the remaining ones were got from the street.  The abandoned articles now have a place of shelter and a chance to maximize their potential here!  Food ingredients are fresh with a portion of organic materials.  Philib said some of the ingredients were directly brought from his partner’s parents living and planting in the Blue Mountains once every 1 to 2 weeks.  Wow!

I was much impressed by the words written at different corners of the café.  The words were small; yet the messages were impressively meaningful.  Aren’t we too much spoilt by the affluent materials in the modern world today?  Are we too easy in throwing away old things which still have values?  Haven’t we added too much flavors in our cooking that we blind our senses in experiencing the real taste of ingredients?

Last but not the least, I am really jealous about Jess.  When I saw Philib working hard in the kitchen for preparing food for the customers, I could feel the dedication of this gentleman not only to this café, but also the lucky lady Jess.  I wish somebody would also do something for me~! :P

因為名字特別的緣故，我被吸引來到這咖啡店，竟發現它是繁忙城市中的瑰寶。

很喜歡這咖啡店的裝潢，它的佈局很特別，用的傢俱­、栽種的植物及舊物品，清晰的告訴你他們致力支持環保。店主Philib說傢俱中只有兩件是買的，其餘的都是從街上拾到的。就這樣，這些舊傢俱得到容身之所，也發揮了它們的作用！食材也是新鮮的，部份還是有機物品。Philib說部份材料是他伴侶居住在藍山的父母所種的，每一至二星期左右新鮮運到店來！讚！

我被店內不同角落所寫的字所吸引。字的體積雖小，但它所帶著的訊息卻是格外的有意義。在現今世代，我們是否被富裕的物質所寵壞？我們是否太易丟棄舊卻仍有用處的物件？我們在做菜的時候，又是否添加太多不必要的味道，蒙閉了我們的味覺去感受食材真正的味道？

最後，我的確很羨慕Jess；當我看見Philib在廚房裡很努力的為顧客準備食品，在這男子身上看到的，不只是他對這咖啡店的熱誠，也是他對這幸運女神的熱誠。我都希望，也有同樣的福份！

Mon-Sun 0700-1500

Corner of Abercrombie Street and O’Conner Street, Chippendale NSW 2008

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