I was talking to a friend the other day, and we both agreed that small businesses pivoting to home delivery during lockdown has actually made some of these businesses more accessible to us than they have ever been before.
As much as I dream about travelling across Sydney to try some amazing looking food I’ve seen probably on Instagram, in reality, that dream remains just that, a dream. Mostly because it is completely impractical to spend the majority of a day travelling ages to buy a slice of cake. Plus even without lockdowns and the like, my desire to travel far and wide in my own city since the pandemic has reduced even lower than the relatively low levels I felt pre-pandemic.
So being able to order almost anything online, not only allowed me to continue to support businesses, but try some products from businesses I probably never would have visited normally.
Below are a few of my favourites I have tried during this now 11 week lockdown here in Sydney. What have you received via home delivery that you’ve really enjoyed lately?
Pepe Saya Butter - In pre-pandemic times I always found it hard to find a shop that stocked the majority if not all of the Pepe Saya range of butter and related products. Now I’ve found I can buy it all online, not only can I choose from the whole range, but the expiry dates on everything have a lot more leeway than what I could ever find in store.
Butter Boy Bake - A fun cookie business I followed on Instagram with the vague thought that if I was ever in Manly where their store is, I might visit. Needless to say I haven’t been to Manly in many years and therefore never tried these cookies. Until Butter Boy Bake started delivering! Check their Instagram as they have select days where they will deliver to select suburbs on a rotating list. My favourite cookie was the birthday cake one!
Chiswick via Providoor - I’ve heard a bit about Providoor, and now there are quite a few restaurants on the Sydney version of the site. We ordered from Chiswick via Providoor recently and it was a really great meal, and dare I say, I enjoyed it more than going into an actual restaurant.
Fabbrica Pasta - Another social media follow with vague hopes of one day visiting! Fabbrica regularly delivers within 7km of their store, however like Butter Boy select additional suburbs outside this radius each week to deliver also. Keep an eye out on their Instagram for the latest release of postcodes. I can highly recommend the Pork and Fennel Ragu.
Brooklyn Boy Bagels (pictured above) - I got a delivery from Brooklyn Boy Bagels last Friday and it really made my day (possibly my whole week). Delivery was easy, and the range includes more than just bagels so I got a couple of loaves of challah and a sourdough as well. My freezer is now full of bread and I think that’s a good place to be.
