Chris and I had the pleasure and good fortune of finding out about a monthly vegan potluck and being able to attend on short notice! We made some friends and will be going to a favourite vegan restaurant this Friday. We'll let you know if anything looks good.
We were also pleasantly surprised to find that the vegan potluck was as diverse as the general population of Auckland. We made friends with a few native Kiwi's, but also met Tai, who is from Brazil, David- from South Africa and Francois- originally from France. We were given the skinny on some vegan grocery chains and the best place to get vegan pizza. It's a place called Hell.
On Friday after Muay Thai, Chris and I decided to check out this Burger/Brew place for five dollar beers and they had a decent selection on potentially vegan fair. All burgers... and MAN, were they absolutely GIGANTIC. Like, biggest burgers 10 out of 10.
On Sunday we thought we would go to Takapuna to go to Lululemon's free yoga. It was just packed though, which made it... somewhat less relaxing, so we jumped ship and went to find some coffee and perhaps some breakfast.
I remembered seeing a little place called Mimosa that proudly stated "We ❤ Vegan", so I thought we ought to give it a try. It was very cozy inside, but also fairly chic. Not unlike other restaurants, to a Winnipegger, it seemed rather expensive. A "long black" is really just an espresso shot served with a side of hot water, but I always get that and they are at least $3.50. Always delicious though-- The Kiwi's take their coffee very seriously.
As for the food? Chris decided to order the "Ploughman's Platter" and boy was it nice to look at. It was tasty too. Four perfectly crisp slices of sourdough, perfectly ripe sliced avocado, scrumptious cherry tomatoes, olive tapinade, a walnut tapinade and their house made vegan cheese, along with some lightly oiled spinach. It was really pleasant to split between the two of us, but $19 just seemed steep at the time of order. Mimosa also serves traditional eggs benedict, so if you come visit, this may still be a great spot to go to if you're still into eggs.
Some leads on jobs seem to be getting more and more lucrative. I had an interview yesterday and I have another scheduled at a really cool company "EROAD" tomorrow. Wish me luck!
I have also decided that spending more than $20 on audiobooks is a little much and I should probably get a library card, because libraries now have their own audiobook portals! If you like audiobooks, you should definitely check out if your local libraries have such databases, because it's all totally free and libraries are cool anyhow.
That about does it for this edition! Please let me know if you want me to send you a postcard! I just might! Orrrrr if you want to send me a letter or something, please mail Chris and I at:
305A East Coast Rd. Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand - 0630
Love your blog and the updates! Miss you guys!
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