Recently this idyllic cafe in Brooklyn underwent a massive
transformation which ran parallel to its new ownership. Despite its gorgeous
sheltered alfresco setting, and its endless capacity for people watching, the
interior of Delish@12 is now an equal and formidable draw-card.
This is a retail cafe done like no other - a proud
artisanal cafe. Enticing you inside is more than the generous aroma of
delectable coffee beans and ovens brimming with cookies and tarts.
Hanging in windows, stacked on rustic shelving, and placed
around the cafe with incredible precision, are the most beautifully unique
gifts and decor items sourced by their very skilled in-house decorator.
I kid you not...Aladdins’ Cave has nothing on Delish@12.
Those of you who are aware of my lengthy background in
interior and product design could well understand that it takes a little more
than an aromatic candle, or some well-placed flowers to get me excited.
Nonetheless my first visit to the newly outfitted cafe left me gasping with
excitement as I clutched a large ceramic bull ant in fire engine red (white too) that would
set any outdoor landscape apart.
Not a large expensive piece of designer furniture that
would provoke coronary problems over your nice relaxing latte, but an
affordable, exquisitely decorative item that anyone would be proud to give as a
gift...or take home and refuse to part with. (hmmmm)
Vibrant Moroccan-style ceramics fill the interior, and
brilliant coloured glass candle holders hang suspended in the front windows. I
defy anyone to solemnly wait for their gorgeous latte without being drawn
inside to peruse this treasure trove.
Today I was given the good news that the fun has only
just begun. New stock is rolling out for some time to come yet, and I wait with
bated breath as it is revealed.
Considering any purchase from current stock can
simply be carried out under the arm of a happy diner, and without financially
foregoing lifes’ necessities over coming days, I think Delish@12 are
onto a winner here.
It is all the more reason to make Brooklyn your daytrip
destination this weekend. There is so much in Brooklyn to appeal to the
daytripper... a train station over the road from nearly everything, galleries,
boating & fishing, the Riverboat Postman, National Park, and of course the
most beautiful Hawkesbury River....a river the locals are proud to call home.
Delish@12 Cafe & Restaurant
12 Dangar Road
Brooklyn
Ph (02) 9985 7870
