WITH the Bannockburn Tuck Shop closing down, a new takeaway cafe has opened to take its place.<\/p>\n
Called Banno Bites, the cafe is being run as a father-daughter venture between Sian and Ben Scott, with the latter saying it\u2019s rekindled a dream.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a cafe before between 1995 to 2002. That was called Cafe Retro in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales,\u201d Mr Scott said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSian was four months old then and we lived above the place so I lived and breathed it. The dream was to have my children working the cafe but it wasn\u2019t meant to be.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was working out here for Sticky Balsamic and would visit the Tuck Shop regularly. I overheard they were trying to sell and jumped at it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw an opportunity for Sian to be a part of this with her hospitality experience. Between the two of us, we\u2019re quite a versatile pair.\u201d<\/p>\n
A professional chef for more than 20 years, Mr Scott has served up meals at Geelong College as well as Geelong Grammar and Deakin University campus.<\/p>\n
Ms Scott has worked in hospitality for seven years and said she\u2019s excited to work the front-of-house while her father prepares the food.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes hospitality a bit more enjoyable working with dad then it would usually be,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving the space between us and making what we want of it while making it our own is great.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Scott said Banno Bites will offer a different service than the Tuck Shop.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be a takeaway to cater for coffee and food needs with something on the go. We\u2019re not trying to be a cafe as such, but we want to enhance what this was,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Tuck Shop had a lot of fried stuff and not many healthy options so we\u2019d like to get some real food in there.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019ll be lots of wet dishes, pastas, curries, lasagnes, things like that on the menu. It\u2019ll be a lot more variety.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WITH the Bannockburn Tuck Shop closing down, a new takeaway cafe has opened to take its place. Called Banno Bites, the cafe is being run as a father-daughter venture between Sian and Ben Scott, with the latter saying it\u2019s rekindled a dream. \u201cI had a cafe before between 1995 to 2002. That was called Cafe […]<\/p>\n