Local is lovely

The Sourced Grocer is the name of a new enterprise in Teneriffe, Brisbane, the brainchild of  two young men – Louis Joseph and Jerome Batten. It has  been  open for only 11 weeks. Childhood friends since the age of  four, they have over the years, developed a great interest in food.

Their dream was to have a  business where the grocer knows the customers by name and to thus intergrate with the local community – a modern concept of an old fashioned corner store.  Although this is no ordinary corner store.  Situated in 11 Florence Street, Teneriffe it is a cleverly designed space displaying delicious delights to eat in and take home.

They have a “source” of local producers and artisans who supply them with beautiful breads, croissants, organic seasonal fruit and vegetables, honey from Maleny and other tempting goodies.  The cold room is a veritable Alladin’s Cave with cheeses, spreads and fresh herbs.  The produce is competitively priced and of excellent quality.  For instance, they are the only stockists of Gundowring ice cream with tempting flavours such as Rhubarb, Golden Syrup, Coconut and Liquorice just to name a few.

The olive oil is on tap and one simply fills a bottle at the conveniently placed drum.  I have only seen this at Eataly in Turin.

There is an eatery with a communal table serving coffee, delicious pastries and other delectable treats. For breakfast on a fine Brisbane morning I had sardines on toast – beautifully presented – a can of Cuca sardines from Spain served in the can, tomatoes that were like the ones people used to grow and actually tasted like tomatoes, tomato relish and basil leaves served on sourdough toast – heavenly.

 There is a also a refrigerated section with a large choice of free range meat, individually wrapped steaks, chicken breasts, small portions of lamb shanks and an array of sausages. In an area of business couples, small households and many people living on their own this is really great.

 And….if all this does not tempt you, they also sell beautiful flowers. 

Jerome and Louis are doing it all right and deserve success.