Where to for birthday breakfast in Sydney? A good thing about Single Origin is the rich smell, great is the menu, awesome the gluwein, beyond that the coffee.

At 07:20, steaming gluwein landed on the table. Easily sipping myself into a morning euphoria and my big American friend pulled up bellowing “Happy Birthday man!” The staff now knew it was my birthday which secured a second gluwein and a complimentary ristretto. After that poached eggs, mushrooms, homemade beans and spinach…

The ristretto made the aroma festival feel like a waste of time, the gluwein transported me effortlessly into the first meeting of the day.