All Things Lovely

Handcrafted Espresso Cups

My friend Shaun is one of those fabulous people who loves food and coffee. I mean L O V E S it. He's an incredible cook and I'm pretty lucky that he cooks for me fairly often. When his birthday came around late last year I wanted to find him the perfect gift. Cue...Kylie spending hours spent on Etsy.

Well, Artet Manufacture came to the party. I finally stumbled upon these divine handcrafted ceramic espresso cups. BINGO. I kept looking around as they're not cheap - but they were one of those things I just could not get out of my mind. You know that feeling? Nothing else will live up to what you've found. I was so happy when they finally arrived. They really were everything I'd hoped for and more.

Photos copyright Shaun Mowrey

Eating At Kitchen By Mike

One of the things I love most about Sydney is the abundance of fantastic eating places. Cafes, restaurants, holes in walls to grab your coffee. I have my favourites, but I'd never eaten at Kitchen By Mike before, even though I'd heard it raved about for months.

Since I had last Monday off, I decided to head in seeing as though it should be quieter than the crazy weekend. Fortunately, I was right. The food is fresh, clean and delicious. I wanted my goats cheese and spinach quich to last forever. Not to mention the lemon meringue tart. Kitchen By Mike is set in an old factory, and much of the original architecture is on show. It's hipster vintage heaven. Kitchen By Mike is joined to the Koskela showroom which is an amazing space, made up of furnture, art and homewares. Food and shopping. I'm pretty much in heaven.

Kitchen By Mike // 85 Dunning Avenue, Rosebery

Happy Weekend, And Some Eye Candy

I thought I would just showcase some of the most gorgeous cupcakes I've seen. Kylie Lambert from Le Cupcake must be the undisputed queen of Sydney cupcakes. I so want an excuse to order some from her!

All photos from Le Cupcake on Flickr

Have a great weekend everyone!