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Filament lamps, polished concrete, steel sleepers. We could be in any number of cool Sydney or Melbourne cafes. But we\u2019re not. We\u2019re in a converted mechanic\u2019s warehouse off Darwin<\/a>\u2019s Stuart Highway.<\/p>\n

Surrounded by furniture stores and car dealerships, Sweet Brew & Co is poised to become the next Grounds of Alexandria, Sydney\u2019s seminal warehouse caf\u00e9 conversion that turned an industrial suburb into a leafy inner city haven.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not surprising to hear owners, and husband and wife, Brigid and Joe cut their teeth in Sydney\u2019s esteemed kitchens. Working at Pendilinos and Icebergs respectively, before falling in love over the ovens at Infinity Bakery, this young couple moved to Darwin a few years ago to get away from the rat race. But in their words, they \u201cgot sick of working buffet lines and wanted more of a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s definitely not a buffet line in sight in any of their caf\u00e9s. That\u2019s right, they opened their first caf\u00e9, Alley Cats Patisserie, 18 months ago, and were so overwhelmed by the response they began looking for the second and third venues three months later.<\/p>\n

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