As a self professed Lifestyle Designer, I had always felt that I wanted to share what I think is a beautiful lifestyle. Here is my take on what it is to live beautifully by showcasing a lifestyle which strives to fulfill the different aspects of life; a knowledgeable and open mind, a healthy physical body and a soul which is free and close to nature.
Part of my journey in striving to live a beautiful lifestyle is the enjoyment of good food. For that, I decided that I would like to have a small cafe of my own, where I could share the foods which I like and hope that the style of cooking and food preparation would somehow enhance my life as well as other people's. The concept of this cafe... made from scratch, homemade goodness, using natural, quality ingredients, and making cooking simple and basic. In short, being able to enjoy the good stuff, as natural as can be, satisfying once in a while cravings, keeping in mind the importance of nutrition, health and cleanliness.
The Little White Cafe concept was born...
With high hopes, lots of staff, the concept was made into reality and launched on the 11th January 2011.
It was only a little place, squashed in between two rows of shoplots at an odd angle, and the number 13 as its address. We hadn't even filled the shelves and the walls were empty of any decor except for a wall of photos provided by our photojournalist friend and the black graffiti wall in which I wrote the menu of the launch. In keeping to the four seasons of countries in the northern hemisphere, we made winter our theme for the launch and offered a winter themed menu of roast turkey, cranberry sauce, mushroom soup, grill dory fish, roast lamb leg, apple pie, bread pudding and ready made selections of pasties to sample and sell.
We had a cheeseboard passed around to keep the guests occupied as the servers waited to serve the food plated by the chefs.
Our journalist and photographer friend, "Wolfie", would take photos of the event.
The turn out was much greater than we expected, over 300 people being accommodated in the 30 seats available at one time, with food going out from mid-afternoon until night with the turkey being replenished with chicken and the chefs cooking a second round of side dishes.
It was history in the making for FZLD, and for me as a lifestyle designer..
It is now 2014, and the journey is still on going...
Part of my journey in striving to live a beautiful lifestyle is the enjoyment of good food. For that, I decided that I would like to have a small cafe of my own, where I could share the foods which I like and hope that the style of cooking and food preparation would somehow enhance my life as well as other people's. The concept of this cafe... made from scratch, homemade goodness, using natural, quality ingredients, and making cooking simple and basic. In short, being able to enjoy the good stuff, as natural as can be, satisfying once in a while cravings, keeping in mind the importance of nutrition, health and cleanliness.
The Little White Cafe concept was born...
With high hopes, lots of staff, the concept was made into reality and launched on the 11th January 2011.
It was only a little place, squashed in between two rows of shoplots at an odd angle, and the number 13 as its address. We hadn't even filled the shelves and the walls were empty of any decor except for a wall of photos provided by our photojournalist friend and the black graffiti wall in which I wrote the menu of the launch. In keeping to the four seasons of countries in the northern hemisphere, we made winter our theme for the launch and offered a winter themed menu of roast turkey, cranberry sauce, mushroom soup, grill dory fish, roast lamb leg, apple pie, bread pudding and ready made selections of pasties to sample and sell.
We had a cheeseboard passed around to keep the guests occupied as the servers waited to serve the food plated by the chefs.
Our journalist and photographer friend, "Wolfie", would take photos of the event.
The turn out was much greater than we expected, over 300 people being accommodated in the 30 seats available at one time, with food going out from mid-afternoon until night with the turkey being replenished with chicken and the chefs cooking a second round of side dishes.
It was history in the making for FZLD, and for me as a lifestyle designer..
It is now 2014, and the journey is still on going...
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