The Pink Fig - Crawl #16 Revisited

In my May 29, 2011 post I likened The Pink Fig to a place called Kokomo made famous in the 1988 song of the same name by The Beach Boys.  The lyrics tell of Kokomo, an idyllic place to "get away from it all."  Now, here we are, three years later for our Revisit and I stand by my comparison of the two places.  Kokomo  is a fictional (though some say it exists) tropical island located off the Florida Keys while The Pink Fig is a renovated farm house turned coffee shop located on Heatherbank Rd. in Charlo.  Couldn't be more different, but both provide for a brief respite from the busy-ness of our pressure filled lives.

Though situated not far from busy PE streets and shops The Pink Fig exudes a relaxed country atmosphere.  You can certainly "get away from it all" by spending the morning, afternoon, (or both as we did on Thursday) chilling out at The Pink Fig.  The decor is perfect for the farm setting on which the shop is located.

Meet the Owner
Chantelle Catherine

Wow! Their own special blend!

New owners since August, 2013, Nadine Parker and Chantelle Catherine, are excited about taking over the business.  Silwood Chef School trained Chantelle is updating the breakfast/lunch/cake menu a bit, though customer favorites, including daily lunch specials and the Sunday breakfast buffet, will remain.
Nadine and Chantelle have changed the coffee brand used at the shop to Masterton's Special Pink Fig Blend, a delicious blend created exclusively by "the Man" himself for The Pink Fig.  A "ground  for coffee maker" version of The Pink Fig Blend is available for sale at the shop....and, you guessed it, I was first in line to purchase some.

Meet the Barista
Juliana

Meet the Baristas
Stanley and Thulani

Baristas/Waitrons Juliana, Stanley (our barista in 2011!) and Thulani kept up with coffee orders from Thursday's fourteen Crawlers all morning.  My cappuccino and Americano were excellent....just what The Pink Fig customers have come to expect.  We were all so impressed with the coffee, the service, the breakfasts and cakes, and the atmosphere that eight of us stayed for lunch.  Kudos to the staff!

Now, the thing for which The Pink Fig is most well known is the children's play area on the property.  This brings me to one very noticeable change for those familiar with The Pink Fig.  Nadine and Chantelle have changed the well-loved Piglet of Winnie-the-Pooh fame logo to a fresh, new logo featuring a fig tree with silhouettes of two children playing (inspired by Chantelle's 6-year-old twin boys).  See the new logo at the top of this post.

Love this door!

Yes, The Pink Fig caters to people with young children and offers the venue for kids' parties, but for the older crowd, the shop is available for all types of social functions and High Tea, there is a 15% discount for all pensioners every Thursday, plus The Pink Fig is fully licensed.  You definitely don't need to have kids along to enjoy some rest and relaxation at The Pink Fig.

The Pink Fig's hours are Wed-Sat, 9-4; Sun, 9-3; Sunday Breakfast Buffet from 9-11:30.  Closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday's Crawlers, June and Cayle Nash, Margaret Zoetmulder, Margaret and Arthur Marshall (welcome back!), Beth Vieira, Fran de Beer, Jenny Fowler, Stella (Ace) and Beryl Dawson, Gail Darne, Dale Mitchell, Elize Pretorius, were in desperate need of some chill-out time after a few hectic weeks at the Crawl.  The forecast for Thursday was sunny, hot and humid.  We chose to sit indoors where we enjoyed a beautiful cross-breeze, though outside seating would have been just as nice as all the tables are under huge shade trees.

This Week's Crawlers
Margaret Z., Jenny, Stella, Beryl, Beth,
June, Cayle, Margaret M., Eliza, Dale, Fran, Gail, Arthur

Did you two call each other and make a plan?

Our conversation at the table at Thursday's Crawl started with a review of the production of Macbeth that is presently playing at The Little Theatre in PE.  Congrats to the director, cast and crew for an outstanding opening night!  Specially featured in cameo bagpipe playing roles were two of my friends from the bagpipe band I'm in.  Nice job Beverley and Patrick!  PE residents, if you hurry you can still catch a performance.  Macbeth is playing at The Little Theatre through March 8.

After our discussion of The Scottish Play the topic somehow turned to climbing Mt. Everest.  A few of the Crawlers know someone who has just left for Tibet to make the trek to the summit of Everest!  We all wish him Good Luck and Godspeed.

~Thank you to Nadine, Chantelle, and The Pink Fig staff - our Crawl to The Pink Fig was relaxing and
   enjoyable
~Hope everyone had a Fat Tuesday!

Until next week,

Ellen