Fresh Five
This week we talk to Lilly and Melly from Market Espresso Bar.
 1. Your role at the Melbourne Market:
Melly: We do everything in here, make coffees, do dishes, deliveries, making sandwiches, working in the kitchen…
Lilly: We’re cafe allrounders!
2. If you could only take three fruits or vegetables with you to a desert island, which would you take:
Melly: Orange – if I’m thirsty I can use the juice, cucumber because it’s refreshing, the desert would be so hot; and mangoes just cause they’re my favourite, I’m always asking the boss to get me a box of mangoes.
Lilly: Watermelon and mangoes because I love them and tomatoes, it’s the only veggie I eat.
3. When was the last time you bought flowers for someone (or had them bought for you):
Melly: I bought flowers for my Aunty when she was in hospital, I got them from here at the Market and one of the florists arranged them for me in a beautiful vase; but it was such a shame, in the end the hospital wouldn’t let me bring in fresh flowers to the ward so I had to just show my Aunty a picture of them.
Lilly: On my birthday some of the traders here gave me flowers, it was really nice.
4. Tell us something that is on your ‘bucket list’:
Melly: Not sure, but when I do die I want the whole Market to come to my funeral!
Lilly: I want to go and visit my sister’s grave-site, I’ve never seen it as she’s buried on a different island to where I grew up.
5. What do you most enjoy about working at the Melbourne Market:
Melly: I love making good coffee and annoying the boss (“She’s good at that” says cafe owner Paul, laughing from across the room)
Lilly: Eating all the beautiful food in our cafe and being able to take home boxes of mangoes!
Market Espresso Bar is located in the Flower Market and open from 11:00pm to 11:00am each day |
A message from Foodbank Victoria
The Australian berry industry is continuing efforts to reverse the damage from a string of incidents involving sewing needles in strawberries (and other fruit) earlier this year.
