<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brandon Moore's small cafe in Morwell, a town of just under 15,000 people, is normally a peacefully slow local spot.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>For the past 10 weeks, however, The Daily Cafe and Foodstore became inundated with journalists, cameramen and curious visitors hoping to score a hot coffee and breakfast before </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/erin-patterson-trial-update-what-happens-next-explained/25e2c6ad-f50a-4260-870a-01a0abb5e589" rel="" target="_blank" title="Erin Patterson's"><span>Erin Patterson's</span></a><span> latest day in court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The shop unexpectedly surged in popularity during the "wild" mushroom murder trial which captivated Australia and the world.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/mushroom-cook-murder-convictions-appealproof-expert/d94b8ef9-677c-40dd-9f06-258dbe83232d" target="" title="Mushroom cook murder convictions 'appeal-proof': expert"><strong><span>Mushroom cook murder convictions 'appeal-proof': expert</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's usually pretty quiet here," cafe owner Moore, who was born and raised in Morwell, told </span><a href="http://9news.com.au"><span>9news.com.au</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There's not too many tourists coming through, unfortunately, it's mostly locals and workers from around [the court]."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>From late April, business was booming for the Daily Cafe, which is among the few takeaway shops in Morwell.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/morwell-daily-cafe-and-foodstore-became-inundated-with-customers-during-erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial/9a23fea9-0b73-49c1-aba4-b4d4f4babf7f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Its location is down the road from the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court and some old-fashioned word-of-mouth quickly made it the place everyone stopped by for early morning bite to eat and a good "cuppa joe".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rather than hiring more staff to keep up with the demand, Moore said the cafe was actually understaffed. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Morwell locals are hard workers, he said, and they managed just fine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I remember the first couple of media people that came in," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Then they got the word around and everyone started coming in, having a bit of brekkie then doing their live crosses in the morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We had a joke and a laugh and we got through it."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-pharmaceutical-tariffs-copper-import-taxes-us-politics-news/63d66e95-1a2d-470b-bd5f-d96f1a4c4133" rel="" 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three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder"><span>A jury found Patterson guilty of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder</span></a><span> on Monday as the trial entered its 11th week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After the verdict was delivered, Moore and his team held a dinner with the media contingent to thank them for their patronage over the last few months.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Moore said he became close pals with plenty of new customers during the surreal trial, which has undoubtedly changed Morwell forever.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He shared a photo on Instagram after the event and praised them for making "this wild chapter one to remember".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm probably going to miss it all, it's quietened down now," Moore said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's now back to good old Morwell."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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