Lüneburger German Bakery, QVB

Move over asian bakeries, I've got a new lunch staple now! Okay, so the asian breads as my lunch staple is a slight exaggeration but they have always been a cheap, yummy and fast option for me. I barely get sick of eating asian breads, growing up with the pineapple bun and sausage bun. But there do come times when one yearns for a little variety - something different from the usual. 

So I've walked past this place a gazillion times in QVB, often getting distracted by the heady freshly-baked-bread aromas, but it had never occured to me to actually buy anything from there. I never gave it a second glance, assuming that it was like a Bakers Delight alternative or something. But one random night, trying to google some eclectic places in Sydney (have you noticed that everything is described as "eclectic" lately??) and I have no idea how but I stumbled across a review for Luneburger. With my interest caught, I made sure I left home earlier the next day so as to buy some bread for my day's lunch!

Sweet Cheese Pocket

Sweet Cheese Pocket Innards

I endd up buying a sweet cheese pocket and a spinach and cheese strudel, costing $7.50 in total. Yes, they are a bit expensive in comparison to Asian bakeries but I'd rather Luneburger than Bakers delight. The sweet cheese pocket was a delight. It tasted like a mascarpone-y sort of thing but the website tells me it's quark - a fresh cheese of Central European origin, usually translated into curd cheese and has a lower fat content than cream cheeses (THANKS WIKI!) It was interesting because I could still slighty taste some sort of salty cheese in there but it didn't detract from the taste at all. Looking at that innards shot makes me wanna eat it RIGHT NOW. 

Spinach and cheese strudel

I got this one simply because it has the word strudel in it =] This too lived up to my expectations and the whole time I was eating it I was trying to imagine how it would have been even greater if I was eating one that was fresh out of the oven. *DROOOOOLS* Even after so long this smelled great, with its savoury scent wafting out everytime I opened by bag LOL

I was in a rush to catch the bus when I took this innards shot so it's a bit blurry (walking while eating, then trying to take a pic). This doesn't look as fantastic as the sweet cheese pocket innards shot and I do think that a more substantial amount of spinach and cheese would have been even better. 

Yep, I think I'll be going through a Luneburger phase for the next couple of weeks =]

Luneburger German Bakery

Shop 72 Lower Ground

QVB

455 George St

Sydney NSW 2000

website: http://www.luneburger.com.au/

Glebe Street Fair 2008, The Glebe

This is taken directly from the Glebe Street Fair 2008 website:

Glebe Street Fair will celebrate its 25th birthday this year and it’s definitely time to enjoy the party. There will be a wonderful carnival day enjoyed by locals, families, friends and guests from all over Sydney … and everywhere else.

"The Glebe Street Fair will be the perfect place to do your Christmas shopping - 5 weeks before Christmas. There’ll be an intriguing selection of the quirky, the funky and the unusual on offer from the 200+ stalls lining the street from the crew that bring you the popular Glebe markets every Saturday.

There’s a kilometre long centre of bustling fun, filled with stalls, fabulous international food, kids’ rides, entertainment and activities. Glebe Point Road is closed to traffic from Broadway to Bridge Road.

The Glebe Street Fair is one of Sydney’s longest running annual events, attracting more than 100,000 people every November. Run by the Glebe Chamber of Commerce, the Glebe Street Fair has always had a strong connection to the Glebe community, and is proudly sponsored this year by the City of Sydney.

The Fair is run on a not-for-profit basis, with proceeds being used by the Chamber to support a variety of local community projects."

I'm not even going to try, I'll just let the pictures do the talking =]