The Premises (Kensington) and SCIENCEWORKS

Today I promised my very good friend Liam that we would have an adventure day today. However that was ruined by my appointment with the optometrist (sorry Liam) but regardless, we still went to a cafe and headed to SCIENCEWORKS. (Caps for scienceworks to express my excitement!!)

Based on time limit, I chose to check out The Premises in Kensington because it wasn't too far of a travel to get to Scienceworks in Spotswood. 

The Premises sits on the street of Bellair (cue the fresh prince theme song), just a solid two minutes walk from Kensington station. This cafe is known to be popular amongst locals in Kenso, and I can definitely see why. Walking into the cafe, you are surrounded by wooden tables with hanging lights and black chalkboards on the white wall. Liam described it very cosy and I couldn't agree more. 

 The menu had a broad range of options to select from, such as your typical poached eggs on toast to salmon and green salads. But what really caught my eye was the Pumpkin Pie French Toast with Baked Custard, Cinnamon Mascapone, Pretzel Crunch and Maple Bacon. That sounds like Christmas on a plate. 

Once again, the whole 'sweet or savoury' came into play, but the delightful waitress had steered me towards the French Toast, whom had also added in that the dish was really sweet. 

Let me just tell you, when the waitress tells you a dish is REALLY sweet, please take their word for it. It was such an indulgent dish that I felt sick, and I do have a bit of a sweet tooth. But this French Toast did not have anything that wasn't sweet at all. Two thick slices of French Toast, smeared with pumpkin puree, some sort of candied toffee with pistachio pieces, candied bacon, candied walnuts, pretzels, and a spoonful of mascapone was diabetes on a plate, and I applaud anyone who can handle it. 

Pumpkin Pie French Toast ($17.50) 

 In addition to the already-sweet French Toast, instead of usual cappuccino I had ordered the Hot Chocolate. BUT this wasn't your usual hot chocolate. It came with Coconut Blossom Sugar, and those words rang a bell from Auction Rooms when I had fallen in love with the Iced Coffee. So with the magic of coconut blossom sugar, I had ordered the Hot Chocolate. It wasn't anything too fancy though, but I was right about the sugar. I'm tell ya, it's always the coconut blossom sugar that makes it all better. PS. Wooden board? BONUS YAY

Liam on the other hand had ordered the organic toast with butter. That's right. Just plain toast. With butter. Yeah so I just shook my head in disappointment. (That's right Linus, I expect more from you)

After our nice breakfast, we headed to....SCIENCEWORKS. Yes, it was voluntary. No, we didn't go because we had to. Yes, we went because we want to. 

Personally, I love Scienceworks. I find it so exciting and fun every time and it's just so amazing!! Everything is interactive, and it's educational!! It did indeed make me feel better about not staying home to study, because technically I was still doing something productive, right? 

Getting there, we were faced with a huuuuuuuuuuuuge line up of parents with their kids outside that stretched outside the building too. School holidays, so I guess I wasn't so surprised that all these kids would go to Scienceworks. 

OH and Liam and I had made ourselves a profile of our future occupation. Space tour guides. Give us a buzz when you need a tour guide, Here, take our card. 

Today I learned that there is only so much sweetness on a plate that I can handle. Oh, and how much I get annoyed at children. Especially the kids who cut in line, and take too long with their games, oohhhhh and especially the cocky ones?! They all grind my gears. Liam had to constantly tell me to calm down because I had gotten a bit worked up with the children. Occasionally you get the really cute kids, but the rest are just so goddamn annoying. 

But, who doesn't love a day out at Scienceworks? Next stop, the Melbourne Zoo. (Hopefully) 

Adventure awaits, 

Love Mich xx