January 10, 2013
That photo above was my lunch at work this Thursday: a smoked tofu wrap, with chilli relish wrap, tahini cream and a pile of fresh veggies. It was totally vegan, super delicious, delivered to my office by bike and cost me $10. Pretty amazing right?
It's all thanks to Hello Aubergine, a new business that does once a week vegan lunch deliveries in the Fitzroy and Collingwood area. Troy put me onto it, courtesy of this article in Broadsheet, and I put an order in straight away. It's a small business, with a staff of one, a coverage area of two suburbs and one delivery a week. But what's lacking in size is made up for in variety. Looking over the Facebook page is like reading through a cookbook called 'amazing vegetarian lunches' - there are rice paper wraps with chilli ginger tofu, coconut rice salad with lychees and cashews, zucchini lemon and fetta sandwiches, maple marinated tempeh baguette etc etc etc. It's mouth-watering.
My first taste of their wares was very satisfying, if a little messy. The chilli relish and tahini cream had soggied things up a bit, but that was the only problem - the smoked tofu was great, the veggies crispy and bursting with flavour and the two condiments combining into a creamy, spicy mix. Yum.
Hello Aubergine deliver lunches in Fitzroy and Collingwood (although there are plans to expand) on Thursdays (orders in by 10am Wednesday). There are always two options: something salady and something sandwichy, with at least one of them vegan and pretty regular GF options - keep an eye on their Facebook page for weekly menus. Lunch turns up at your door sometime between 12 and 1. Give it a try - I'll definitely be going back for seconds (and thirds).
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It doesn't seem like any bloggers have given Hello Aubergine a go yet - it's a pretty niche market I guess.
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Hello Aubergine
Your place! (provided it's in Fitzroy or Collingwood)
Your place! (provided it's in Fitzroy or Collingwood)
All lunches $10
facebook page (this has the menu on it each Monday morning)
facebook page (this has the menu on it each Monday morning)
Deliveries for lunch on Thursdays, but you need to email you order to orders@helloaubergine.com by 10am Wednesday.
Accessibility: As accessible as your workplace, home or chosen picnic spot.
That is such a cool idea - I liked them on Facebook a while ago and wish them well. Hope Melbourne supports them!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea :)
ReplyDeleteI saw this on Mel: Hot or Not this morning as well. It's such a great concept, I'd love to see something like that thrive. Heck - I'd love to be DOING something like that for a living. What a dreamy job!
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