BRET BRET BRET BRET BRET
(Easton Ellis - bona fide raconteur)
Ahh, 1000 £ Bend. I suppose you could say this place is just another cavalier Melbourne cafe, having happily sprouted up in a less trodden part of the city. But I tend to disagree. The motley collection of battered furniture and vintage teaspoons might, at first glance, appear to resemble many other 'hole in the wall' hangouts that pepper the city's lane ways, but 1000 £ Bend is like the new kid at school who was wearing Doc Martins before they were cool and was probably conceiving the character of Howard Moon in his spare time.
The huge warehouse space is home to a cafe, art gallery and cinema. Treading across the concrete floor towards the friendly faces at the counter, I notice a hodgepodge of people around me. Business men in thousand dollar suits chowing down on $11 pasta, young parents sipping on their soy chai tea in total relaxation, and a gaggle of trendies swirling their 3/4 lattes while they compare tattoos. I order a chicken sandwich and an EBT and promptly snuggle up in a booth. The sandwich tastes delicious, the tea smells delicious, the people look delicious. What more could you want?
I hope the space remains an unpretentious, creative outlet. I'd hate to see it get gobbled up by its very own sub-cultural flair.
I'm next heading to 1000 £ BEND for MUFF (Melbourne Underground Film Festival) to see the screening of 'Less Than Zero' (the film adapted from Bret Easton Ellis's stark literary portrayal of youth in 80's LA). Come along, why don't you?
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Annie - no one more delicious than you in this, your natural habitat. Remember when you had (almost) blonde hair? The natural order of things made your hair turn chocolate brown, your skin become Melbourne ivory and your hands at home in mittens.
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