Café Au Lait

I heart my new job. I love it. The owners are amazing to work for / with. I feel totally supported, and maybe even a little bit special. The café's name, Cake Town, is a play on words of their South African mother city, Cape Town. It's unique in its easterly Tronts location; surrounded by a pell-mell luncheonette, a bakery that can't bake, a dodgy restaurant that gives off a cringe-worthy 80's wedding reception vibe, and the city's attempt at pizza that should win some kind of award for its breathtakingly creative name, Pizza Pizza.

Nadya bakes everything fresh daily. Brownies, tarts, cookies, sausage rolls, and the pièce de résistance - the scones. Don't get me started on the scones. Today we had caramel apple, blueberry and lemon, cranberry clementine, and cheddar cheese. Just give me a minute to wipe the drool from my chin. Of course, it is a well-known fact that my mum's pumpkin scones are still the best scones in the world, ever. Thattagirl Nelly!

I wouldn't say I made it through the day unscathed. I'm as rusty as an old gate on the espresso machine. The group handles were difficult to lock in to the machine and the buttons and knobs were unfamiliar. A long black is an Americano. Cappuccinos have no chocolate powder on them. There is no such thing as a flat white. And most people want filtered coffee. Seriously?

My finest moment would have to be when I made a skinny latte on half-and-half milk; a delectable dairy blend of cream and milk (because yes, that does exist here in Canada). Better yet, I didn't realise the error of my ways until the customer had left the shop. Just to give you an idea of the enormity of that stuff up - half-and-half milk has a butterfat content of roughly 16%, whereas skim milk has a butterfat content of about 1%. I'm sure it was the best skinny latte that customer will ever drink. He may however be a little confused as to why he's grown a second arse overnight.