April 11, 2009

Roti Chanai has kneaded into our menu


Have you tried Roti? You may know this from previous confrontations at street vendors of India, Malaysia or even Singapore. Roti in Malay, translates to bread, where Chanai is to 'knead'. The Roti dough is twirled until it is a thin sheet, folded then cooked to create a hot round flatbread served with warm dahl or curry. A famous breakfast or lunch meal at the Mamak stalls of Malaysia. Try our original Roti Chanai or our Roti telur bawang (egg and onion) served with chicken curry or vegetable dahl garnished with a fresh slice of avocado.

check this out: The spinning Roti Chanai style of Malaka, Malaysia.

Otherwise, go for the 'Murtabak,' a folded egg bread, filled with meat, potato and onion. A meal originally found in Saudi Arabia (especially the Hejaz region), Yemen, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.

Origami Exhibition

I thought to mention, that we have a local Surry Hillian origami lad looking to display his ensemble of folding treats at the cafe. An exhibition of paper and art the of Japanese folding. Watch this space in a couple of weeks, you paper lovers.

April 9, 2009

Welcome to our new site

Hello all, and welcome to the cafe. We have just started the menu and are excited to offer a range of breakfasts that include our eggs and toasts or our malay/indo style rice and roti's. I will be posting upcoming events in the cafe, such as, morning dj line-ups, acoustic acts as well as relevant information about our foods and our range.

As all good beginnings, we are taking our time to develop our menu. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback, as we are open to offer you the foods you want. We are currently in search for waiting staff and baristas, so if you are interesting about food, art, music and/or coffee - please apply within.

Anyway, kick back, relax and I look forward to seeing your here... RZ