Australian Food Magazine

Some of the most meaningful changes in life come from unexpected turns . My neighbour , Helen, never planned to run a cafe. She simply loved baking and sharing food with the people around her. But when she was made redundant at the age of fifty-two, her sense of purpose wavered. Instead of retreating, she paused and asked herself a simple, yet powerful question: What now?   That question lingered until one quiet afternoon, over a cup of coffee and a slice of her famous banana bread. We sat in her sunlit kitchen, and out of the blue , she looked up and said, “It’s time to build something of my own.”     A few weeks later, she stumbled upon a small cafe for sale in Adelaide. It wasn’t about chasing profit , it never was. For Helen, it was about creating a space filled with warmth, where people felt welcome and could share stories over good food . What began as an unexpected detour became the start of something deeply meaningful.   Now, she starts and ends her day with...