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Inner west temple to the Buddha bowl comes from mountain high
Candice Chung
Photo: Rhett Wyman
In a year when most of our energy has gone into staying well and resisting hugs, December seems like the time to let go and treat ourselves. After all, we ve done so much with so little. It s tempting to say, Hey, what s a little mimosa and double bacon breakfast burger before 10am?
To Adam Chalk, owner of Newtown s Buddha Bowl Cafe, the idea of cartoonish excess is something he doesn t envy after years of working as a hotel manager around the world.
Six years ago, he found himself escaping from the fast-paced life in the Middle East, with a one-way ticket to Nepal and no real agenda. I had enough of that kind of career path and just did a complete 180 from living the high life in Dubai.