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5 REASONS YOU SHOULD WORK IN A CAFE WHEN YOU’RE 15-20
If you’re between 15 – 20, you’re always learning something, and there’s one thing I’d like you to learn from this article, this is it: There are two kinds of […]
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IN COFFEE FARMING
I watched that gut health doco on Netflix a few weeks ago. I loved it. Particularly the stop motion felt intestines and bacteria and other gut related things. And I […]
How to (really, should you) reheat coffee?
I’ve gotten into an afternoon habit of late, of making a really big pot of spiced tea, or maybe it’s a tisane as there’s no actual tea in it, just […]
SRI LANKAN COFFEE: THE GLORY YEARS
I don’t think of coffee straight away, or at all when I think of Sri Lanka. I think of tea, of rolling green plantations, of elephants and peacocks, tuk tuks, […]
HUILA OR WON’T YA?
Of course you huil. Huila is delicious. It’s very likely you’ll have sipped many a cup from this luscious region before, delighting in its rich, brown sugary sweetness and stone […]
A GAME OF CURDL
Another spectacular day behind the bar. All the coffee is tasting spectacular. The blend is tasting like someone’s melted a caramello koala in every cup. The bright roast is like […]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF BOURBON
When a description of the widely produced coffee varietal Bourbon begins with “It’s a tall variety characterized by relatively low production, susceptibility to the major diseases (of leaf rust, berry […]
THE ROBUSTA PARADOX
We humans are complex structures of synapses and neurons, buoyantly held together by a moist, floppy mass, draped over some sticks and wrapped up in skin. These neurons zapping around […]
JAPANESE ICED FILTER METHOD
It’s very cold in Japan right now. It’s very warm in Australia right now and we’re in need of a cold beverage. I would say that’s a perfect match. Japanese […]
Making coffee for the Christmas crowd
If you are a barista, you may have made the mistake of spending the holidays with a group of friends or family whilst being a barista. As all your friends […]
IT’S THE VIBE (IT’S VOLUMETRICS)
There is a romance that surrounds coffee, an Italian classical soundtrack, steam dancing from the ceramic cup that nestles snugly in your hand while you languidly brush the flaky croissant […]
MONSOON MALABAR PROCESS
How good is discovering new food combinations by accident. Like making toast with avocado on one slice, and vegemite on the other, licking the knife – and realising it should […]
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