W R E N Meet up with Vanessa Baxter at Wren, a cafe of her choice in her Ellerslie hood. It takes local knowledge from a food personality. Uncle opens his mouth too soon behind his black mask. We are discussing Ness’ regular Cooking Along With Vanessa and Facebook tutorials from The Fearless Kitchen. She's a hit with young people and she has quite a following. Uncle made a faux pas and said she was rather loud on her regular tutorials and really dug himself a deeper hole by qualifying loud with ”shrill”. Uncle deserves the ear-bashing he receives after those utterances. But her programmes are meant for youngsters, not decrepit Uncles. Ness counters Uncle is so ”whisper quiet 🤫and demure” he needs her to convey to our waitperson and everybody else in the cafe what he wants for breakfast. After all, she's an Aussie originally from Perth. Ness orders the Oaty Creamy Porridge with orange and pecan. Uncle chooses Ness’ recommendation, Fermented Chilli Scramble - Dusty Apron sourdough, scrambled eggs, chilli oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves, coriander, chilli floss and parmesan. Oh, it does pack a chilli punch, as good as the tongue lashing he’s received earlier. Breakfast is punctuated with foodie tales, so hilarious it cannot be repeated. It has been a most delightful catch up at a well-kept secret cafe haven hidden off Lunn Ave. #wrencafe #lunnave #thefearlesskitchennz #vanessabaxter #cookingalongwithvanessa #oatycreamyporridge #fermentedchilliscramble #talesfromthekitchen #lipsaresealed (at Wrencafenz) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFTpaK7MtqX/?igshid=16ijfza8uubip