Brunch with Ma at The Store, North Adelaide

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Adelaide holds a close place to my heart.  I spent much of my impressionable teenage years there and much of that helped to culture the type of person I am today.  The real joy of returning to Adelaide however is largely because it is the home town of my dearest Mother.  I am a fiercely independent person much to the annoyance of those close to me; but I cannot deny that it would make my life so much better if I was able to spend more time with my Ma.  She is my best friend, my confidant, my comforter and my inspiration.  She is one of the best cooks, has a gifted touch in the garden and can always make me laugh until I cry.  I love her so much!

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Kitchen side at The Store

During my whirlwind trip over to Adelaide in November for Eat Drink Blog 3 Mum and I managed to squeeze in a quick catch up for breakfast at The Store on Melbourne Street, North Adelaide. She already checked that this place had a number of gluten free options available and was keen to revel in some wedding chit-chat.  She was still on the hunt for her outfit for the big day and wanted to check out a cute boutique a few doors down from The Store meaning we could kill two birds with one stone.

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Poached free range eggs on gluten free toast

Theoretically with the grotesque amount of food I had eaten at the Eat Drink Blog, one would think I would no longer be hungry.  But I always find overindulgence has a way of stretching my stomach capacity thus allowing me to continue spiralling into the depths of excess. I was craving some poached egg action and ordered myself some along with their gluten free toast, roasted tomato and mushrooms.

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Poached free range eggs on gluten free toast

A big pile of rich earthy mushrooms tumbled across my plate next to some herbed roasted tomatoes and two softly poached eggs.  A quick pierce with a knife into my egg’s internals confirmed success as their yellow innards billowed out onto my gluten free toast.

Having also eaten a big meal the night before Mum opted for something very light ordering the fruit salad with the vanilla yoghurt on the side. Being used to the small serves and high prices of Perth I thought this was good value but having not eaten out much in Adelaide recently I have nothing but my hometown to compare with.  The fruit was as fresh as summer leaving Mum with a small amount of room to fit in some sweets to share!

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Fruit salad

I skipped over to the counter to find out what gluten free cakes were available.  My choices included an orange almond cake (the bog standard) and a heavy-looking chocolate mud cake.  I am growing quite weary of the orange almond option and knew my Mum would never turn down chocolate.  I definitely inherited my chocolate addiction gene from her.

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Flourless chocolate mud cake

Within minutes the two of us devoured our succulent treat and hand in hand headed off down Melbourne Street in search of an outfit worthy of the mother-of-the-bride. Alas we were in no luck this time but at least I got to share one of those precious moments with my Mum that many take for granted.

The Store
157 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide SA 5006 | (08) 8361 6999 | www.thestore.com.au
 
Price:                     $$ ($7-18 Breakfast, $7-18 Entrée, $19-29 Mains)
Food:                    3/5 (simple, fresh food using local ingredients sourced from Adelaide Central markets)
Service:                4/5 (unable to not notice beaming smiles and happy vibe amongst staff)
Ambience:          3/5 (reminds me of the décor in Dome cafes in Perth)
Drinks:                  3/5 (their own blend of coffee from a local South Australian company called Coffee World, it was creamy and light in flavour)
Total:                     13/20
 

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10 thoughts on “Brunch with Ma at The Store, North Adelaide”

  1. How lovely that you got time to catch up with your mum. I bet she misses you especially with the wedding coming up. It would be nice if people were a little more creative with their gluten free options wouldn’t it? It’s not hard really there are soo many gluten free cake recipes out there.

    1. Yeah, it does get a bit boring with the same desert options. Not that that ever seem to stop me ordering dessert lol

    1. Me too! In fact I often end up ordering them as an extra side dish as I never want to miss out!

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