Fabulous Things with Eggs

A few years ago, like maybe new year’s day 2005 I was having breakfast with Mr_Anu after a big NYE all over Sydney, when we decided we would go to Bill’s on Crown Street as it was right near my house.  For some reason I was driving and I don’t think I should have been as I was driving a large Volvo at the time with a tow bar and every time I tried to park I ended up hitting the car behind and bending it’s number plate with my tow bar.  I did this to 3 separate Audi’s so I guess my Volvo had a thing in for Audi’s because it just went round beating them up that day.  Anyway Mr_anu had had enough my half arsed driving attempts, spat the dummy and demanded that I pull over.  When we sat down and looked at the menu, I noticed how plain everything was.  It read like toast, eggs, jam.  That was it, nothing special at all.  I know this guy Bill Granger in on TV, and I couldn’t for the life of me understand why, his menu was plain and boring.  So when the waitress came for our order, and after Mr_ANU hadn’t been able to explain this café’s popularity and fame to my satisfaction I asked the waitress “Why is Bill’s famous? What is it about the food that people love?” and she answered “He just does fabulous things with eggs” I couldn’t believe it.  “Fabulous things with eggs?” I asked “like what cook them? Boil them?”  It seemed like such a trite answer.  The girl was not particularly posh in fact she was pretty rough really with a fake cultivated accent, not that I cared I was appreciative to be served by any one on New Year’s Day.  But I couldn’t let It go, “What do you mean he does fabulous things with eggs?  What can one possibly do to a poached or boiled egg?”  “Oh it just the way he does them, it’s clean, simple food, and people just love it”. I decided I wasn’t going to get any more out of her, so I let it drop and ordered, but I was right, there is not more you can do to a poached egg then poach it, and toast is just toast, for $16, nice thanks for the privilege.