“ Helen and I are now grandparents (how time flies) and we perceive a nutritional void on the horizon... if we're not already standing in it. I grew up on a totally organic farm in Western Kansas when everyone was eating chemically free, unengineered food. Infectious diseases were a worry but cancer, heart disease, asthma, attention deficient disorder, chronic fatigue etc, were still in the laboratory. Depression was still an economic state not a mental one. So with young Indigo in mind as well as our "Lovely" pancake eaters, we have been sourcing natural organic suppliers so that we can fulfil our commitment as providers of nutrition as well as of pleasure at each of our restaurants. Here is the story so far....” Allan Trachsel, 2000. Click here for more information on organics. The Pancake Parlour is the first Australian company to buy Australian Soil Credits. Click here to find out what it is all about and how you too, can help help Australian farmers and help climate change. We use free-range eggs in all of our pancake dishes. The hens are happier, Dr Hugh Wirth is pleased and you're getting the best those hens can scratch from a paddock. All of our chicken dishes are from a supplier -La Ionica Chicken- whose chickens are 'free to roam'. No growth hormones, no cages, chemically free and they're not allowed to watch television. All our milk is organic. No fertilisers. No chemicals. Just healthy soil producing healthy cows producing healthy milk producing great cuppuccinos, lattes and delicious pancakes.We use milk, not water, in our pancake mix. We've always squeezed your orange juice to order. Not just fresh but right now. So you're getting your full ration of Vitamin C... not an oxidised, lifeless drink. Paul Beraldo's coffee is made from pure Arabica beans which, as well as its great flavour, has about half of the caffeine of the normal robusta bean. So order another cup while you're reading this. Since we began, nearly 42 years ago, we have used buckwheat flour. You'll find a buckwheat pancake under your steak, chicken schnitzel, eggs benedict, inpregnated with blueberries in the Buckleberry as well as an option for your pancake stack. Buckwheat has a lovely nutty taste providing what some marketing copywriter might say is the `nut´ in nutrition. It has a superior form of protein. It's high in amino acids especially Lysine and Arginine. Buckwheat is known as the 'meat of the fields' and it is the only grain that contains Rutin which helps prevent high blood pressure and is the only source of many double entendres. Our buckwheat flour is mixed with wheat flour as it needs the gluten to hold it together. If you haven't had one for a while, try one with whipped butter and our pure maple syrup. You can feel it doing you good. Follow this link to read more about Buckwheat. So, that's the story so far. We don't pretend to be a health food restaurant but we are working on becoming a healthy food retaurant so that you and Indigo can continue to "Indulge Yourself for Goodness Sake" during this new millennium. Stay healthy and happy... regards, Allen & Helen Trachsel.