Built from scratch with love, laughter and a leap of faith

Hi! We’re Brendan and Tinky—owners, operators, coffee-pourers, and dish-washers at Minori Pantry. We’re also a husband-and-wife team with a love for good food, good coffee, and great conversations.

The idea for Minori Pantry began as a dream to do something for ourselves. After years of working in high-pressure careers—Brendan as a police officer, federal agent, and private contractor in the Middle East, and Tinky as a registered nurse and emergency specialist in some of the country’s most remote regions—we were ready for a change.

We imagined a place that brought people together, served nourishing meals, and made healthy, whole food more accessible to locals. After living overseas and falling in love with a tiny seaside village in Italy called Minori (where we eloped, by the way!), we came home to Kyogle and got to work.