We've struggled with the question for some time, as we watch new Melbourne-ripoffs sprout up and wither like weeds. We don't quite have the answer. But in places like @fifthpalate, @thepreproommalaysia and @ebonyivory_coffee, we've seen a growing number of kitchens focus on genuine, non-processed food instead of the usual BIG BREAKFAST, and the effort and care really does shine through. It's a bit like the Logan movie and how it stood out as an introspective character study that also ended up as a lens on the genre at large. It focused on a smaller than expected scale and it paid off with a rich, dense movie that was an actually good film - and not just in comparison to other superhero flicks. We get the same warm, fuzzy feeling from Ebony and Ivory (but with less crying at the end). .
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Take for instance their minced pork rice bowl (see our Burpple list or DM for details) or their breakfast plate (pictured). RM19 nets you some satisfyingly seasoned oven-baked pork with light, fluffy, near-perfect scrambled eggs on a robust bread with just the right degree of bite, resistance and density. It...just works. Sure, it doesn't have the flashy rocket, mandatory sous vide egg and the sauteed mushrooms of the usual BIG BREAKFAST but we honestly feel it tastes a good deal better than the carbon copy BBs in town. Honest food at an honest price point - surprisingly hard to find in KL but places like Ebony & Ivory are the kind of joints that keep us trekking on our Foodgazer journey. Also, their banana bread is delicious. As is the coffee.
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And speaking of the Foodgazer journey, we are hard at work finishing up our remaining posts in the backlog. Plenty of upcoming changes expected to roll out soon, including a refreshed blog (finally) and...a venture into video? Perhaps! Stay tuned to find out.
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