Caffe Contessa

This little cafe really is a hidden gem.  However I'm not surprised at all to find that many know of this place. It's located on the floor below the food court of the newly furbished Pitt St Westfield.  It's not glamorous like the floor above, but is literally a hole in the wall, serving delectable italian desserts and lunch menu.

L and I were only there for the dishes advertised in the front window.

Strawberry tart ($5 I think)
The berries were fresh, the custard was ahmazin' and the chocolate on the place was not chocolate - BUT WARM FUDGE!  I loved the custard. It was stiff, but still lovely and of a smooth consistency.  Like.. whipped cream, when it can form stiff peaks :D  I really like custard, but I find at most places, people put too much vanilla flavouring, so that it covers the natural milky flavour. Custard here is just right :D I love custard.

Baked Ricotta Cheese Cake ($6-7 I.. forgot)
I'm going to sound like an idiot, but this cheese cake was really rich, but airy at the same time.  I know it doesn't really make any sense, but I don't know how it works!  It tasted strongly of ricotta, which was LOVELY and was really filling. Like.. really filling.  The warm fudge make another appearance on the plate. yum.

Arrancini Bolognes ($6)
Do not be mistaken.  This is not a peach.  Rather, it is a ball of rissoto and cheese, rolled in some bread crumbs, perfectly baked, cut in half and served with bolognaise sauce and freshly grated parmesan cheese.  The flavour in this little ball of goodness is INCREDIBLE. I usually find rissoto a bit bland and too creamy for my liking, but WOW. The combination of bolognaise sauce. WOW. I could not get enough of this.  Why have I never had this before?

- end Caffe Contessa blabber, I'm getting way too excited -

Here is me trying on a coat I can't afford.

And here is some spam sizzling in the pan.

Here is the end product.  NOMNOMNOM ♥ SPAM

And this is how I spend my disposable income.

Study, I'm ready for you now.

What the Fuck.

This post will only make sense to those who know specifically who I am talking about.

Yesterday, I woke up to a hilarious facebook notification. 

Backstory, two people recently got together, and for the past month, mutual friends' facebook feeds have been suffering the case of the lover's spam.

So, I woke up to someone inviting me to join a group which was sorta stickin' it to them.  I was going to comment and say something, but my mobile internet crashed, and completely forgot about it until this morning.

This morning I woke up with a notification telling me that lover #1 updated his status expressing his anger and tagged people who commented in the group.

I read the status update and felt disheartened.

1. Why tag people? That's just opening up the doors for people who don't understand the context to chime, and insult/defend based on what... ?
2. Can't anyone take a joke? Obviously this group meant no harm. People who commented aren't of a malicious nature.
3. Even though it was a joke, I'm sure there was an underlying theme. Everyone's telling you something. START USING FB CHAT.

People have to stop assuming the worst, and not jump to defend so quickly. We're not at war, we're all friends.

Anyway, I started reading the comments underneath the status, and I felt even more appalled.

1. If you don't know what's going on, STFU. Honestly, the world doesn't need your useless imput to fuel the fire.
2. Stuff said by lover #2 was even worse - and I can't believe law was dragged into this.  This just escalated the 'debate' to a whole new level.
3. Just number one again (I really want to keep these coming in threes). Reading the chime comments really PISSED ME OFF. BAD.

So, fortunately this was all resolved before I woke up, otherwise, I would have contributed to the whole mess and gotten myself into who knows what trouble.

Bottom line is, learn to take a fucking joke (excuse my francais) and look, IRL, no one really gives a shit if you're together or not together - everyone is selfish and cares about themselves only. I don't care if you're together, or not. It's sweet either way. What I care about is the spam on my facebook feed.  It acts as a barrier for me to look at other people because my SCROLL on my mouse is BROKEN.

Lets hope I don't get tagged in an angry status update because of this post.

If I do, I'm not going to respond. Not because I'm a chicken, but because I'm not obliged to. Lover #2 always says on her blog/formsprings/whatever media outlet, that her posts are her opinions only, and if you don't like it, then don't read it.

I totally agree.

This is my space, and I'm not defaming anyone. For what it's worth, I could have made this all up.

PS. Don't post up anything you think is unsuitable for your parents to read/see. I'm friends with my dad on facebook, so if your photo security settings are at "friends of friends", he can see your stuff. Be smart and hide your tagged photos, (it's killing me a bit inside to say this) because you won't regret it later in life!

Gonna post up my Caffe Contessa pics :) (All three of them. ahaha)

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I have developed a real love (real passion, real hunger, real need for caffeine) and whenever I'm in the office I continue my journey to find the best cap. My froth needs to be thick, chocolately, and most importantly foamy!

Yesterday I finished my Palate frequent drinkers card and I decided to try something new. It's near the ICAA building, so in future when the few of us are doing our CA, we can catch up over this coffee :D

Had lunch at Caffe Contessa, a small cafe on level 4 of the new
westfield. Will post up some pics and my raving review soon :D

Fwd: Fly lenses

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> I used to give my dad crap about wearing fly lenses. Now, I want to get a pair! I think these look better on me than my exam glasses.
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Egg pudding for breakfast

Cos I'm lazy.

Love eggs. So versatile. For brunch, I had silky egg pudding. When I woke, I was the only one at home, so I felt a bit dis-incentivized to make a full brekkie with hashbrowns and sunny egg on bacon. Lots of washing up to do with that. Instead, I cracked two eggs into my serving bowl, chucked in 2 teaspoons if raw sugar, 3/4 cup of milk, mixed with a pair of chopsticks and microwaved it on high for 2 mins with a plate resting on top of it. Ugly, but so quick, so smooth and so quick to clean up.

Ready for a fulll afternoon of study!!