Carte is a boutique crêperie specialising in sweet crêpes made with local ingredients. Its been tough, but we think weve created the perfect recipe for our own unique variety of street crêpes.
1. First, find and use only the highest quality ingredients, sourced locally.
2. Make sure all the ingredients youre using are produced with respect for people, animals and the environment. This means considering things like animal welfare standards, sustainability policies, farming and trade practices.
3. Once youve found high quality, local, ethical suppliers, its time to make sure all your ingredients taste amazing! (It was hard, but after hours of tasting different varieties of salted caramel, honey, butter, spices, jam, custard, fruit and chocolate, we finally came up with the best tasting combinations. Wait - that wasnt hard at all.)
4. Now that youve ticked off quality local produce, ethical suppliers, and great tasting ingredients, its time to master the art of crêpe-making. This is no small feat. For the team at Carte, this involved two short stints overseas: one in Japan, a second stint, more recently, in Paris. Theres nowhere better to learn the art of crêpe-making than the home of the street crêpe.
5. Next up, youll want to find a specialty coffee supplier to really round out the Carte experience. Melbourne is the coffee capital of the world, after all. Like your other suppliers, this coffee supplier should be committed to quality, fair trade practices and environmental sustainability. We use specialty coffee by Allpress Espresso.
6. Theres only one thing left to do, and thats to find a team of switched on, happy, motivated young people who are committed to providing outstanding customer service and appreciate the value of good old-fashioned fun.