Brunching

I stood behind the “Please wait to be seated sign” watching as the place buzzed with life. A staff member walked around with a clipboard calling out people’s names like a nurse in an emergency room. You had to give your name, and number of people and wait to be allocated a seat. I knew it was my turn when I heard “Catherine! table for one!” Geez! tell the whole world why don’t you!

I seat myself on 80km/h, yeah they have speed limits and road signs as chair tops. As you might have guessed, it’s one of those places where the food is served on a chopping board and cold pressed juices in a jam jar. Almond is activated, the sourdough bread is from Tivoli road and bacon is not just plain old bacon anymore It’s “twice cooked in Ikea stainless steel pan. OK maybe not that but you get my drift. That reminds me, I need to get something from Ikea.

Seated at 50km/h is a young boy about 6 or 7 yo being given a talk by his mother. I say talk and not scolding because she was speaking so softly at first I thought they were just having a conversation. ” …you made a mistake and now you are shifting blame away from yourself by blaming others. You need to take responsibility…” I was so Impressed I caught myself nodding in agreement and making that sound people make when they agree with the preacher.

I glance back at the menu, Garlic and bone marrow butter on toast.. seriously? “..you look at me when I am talking to you,” the  mother whispered. Add half a hand peeled avocado for $6, the menu said. My focus shifted completely! what?I know we have avocado crisis at the moment but that’s just a bit too extra! Plus what does it matter how it was peeled? If I offer to peel it myself does it get cheaper?

At that moment a beaming waiter comes to take my order and clearly I wasn’t ready but  I had already been waiting for half an hour to be served so I wasn’t going to waste any more time. I beamed back and murmured some pleasantries then without much thought I blindly put my finger on the menu and said ” I’ll have that!” What’s the worst that could happen? plus it’s fun to be adventurous.

30 minutes later my food arrived. Let me know when you figure out what this is. #CathyAollRambles