Highlights:
- Breakfasts are important to us as a couple and it is also the crux of my life as a freelancer
- We loved sharing waffles for breakfast but all our favourite waffle places in Bandra have shut down
- I ordered a plate of waffles at Poetry By Love and Cheesecake. Was pleasantly surprised by how it turned out to be
From my Instagram stories feed. I later that the co-owner of the cafe earlier worked in market research like I once did and in the same agency too
We are breakfast people
The JATC Waffles, circa 2010 |
The place we used to visit most often for breakfast was Just Around The Corner in Bandra. We used to have toast and eggs there and coffee. Then they introduced a waffles and coffee combo. We tried it and liked it. So we would go there on a Saturday or a Sunday and shared a plate of waffles. I had the cappuccino. K, who is known for her love of cappuccino today, wasn’t a coffee drinker back then so we didn’t need to order another. The deal worked out to be fairly economical for us. We loved the simple waffles. Served with butter and maple syrup on the side. The waffles were neither too crunchy, nor too limp. They defined the right consistency of all waffles for us in the years to come. Watching the simple Amul butter melt on the freshly made and hot waffles was the high point of the week for me. It told me that all was good with the world.
The Mocha Mojo Waffles, circa 2011 |
It’s all about timing when it comes to waffles
I placed my order with her and gave very specific instructions on how I wanted my waffles done.
Then she looked up from her notepad and asked, “do you want your coffee with the waffles or before?”
There played love ballads in the background and reduced the volume at my request. The decor was fairly pretty and the floorboards on the first floor and lights on the ground-floor looked similar to what we had chosen for a place we are doing up. I realised that the sofa by the walls were too low for me to sit and work from, and that the chairs opposite were perfect for this, and switched places. The only problem was when more people came in as the passage was narrow and you could not sit back but that didn’t bother me much.
The section upstairs |
The downstairs section. I’d advise you to sit on the chair and not the bench if you have a back problem and want to work. The wifi is good, toilet clean |
This waffle meets the Karmakar stamp of approval |
Asking them to serve the maple syrup, nutella on the side, instead of on top of the waffle, meant that I could have them as per my taste.
The waffles deserved my undivided attention |
If you want to join me for breakfast in Mumbai on Saturday and chat about blogging then, please register at the Work Bay and come over