Brunch @ Eighty Twenty (back when we were still allowed to sit down)

My friend Elizabeth and I have a long tradition of taking each other out for a meal on our respective birthdays. Elizabeth's birthday was only a month ago, but it feels like a lot longer! Back then we were able to order food at cafes and restaurants and eat it there, off fancy plates. So much has changed. The COVID-19 pandemic means that, for the foreseeable future, 'eating in' is banned and restaurants/cafes have either closed altogether, or are operating takeaway-only menus. I'm grateful that we can still buy food at all, and am trying to support our favourite local cafes and restaurants in the hope they'll manage to stay in business.

Anyway, here's a throwback from when we were allowed to eat in public, off plates! Elizabeth has coeliac disease so can't eat gluten. She suggested Eighty Twenty as the venue for last month's birthday brunch as they have heaps of gluten-free options. It was delicious!

Elizabeth ate:

Vegan buckwheat waffle with peanut butter

coconut whip, date caramel sauce, banana,

macadamia, quinoa, and black sesame crunch

while I had:

Chermoula lamb, with pumpkin, quinoa,

kale, parsley, cherry tomatoes, spinach, cauliflower

hummus, pine nuts and currants

Oh my goodness! So yummy. And very generous portions.

Eighty Twenty Wholefood Cafe is in Lonsdale Street, Braddon. They're offering online ordering, and pickup or delivery, during the pandemic.