Jul 1, 2010 Posted by Roger

Tas Chronis on sustainability

While more food companies are talking about sustainability but it’s still hard to find real action. One clear exception is leading roaster Sara Lee / Douwe Egberts who are now the largest buyer of UTZ certified coffee in the world. Tas Chronis is the Australasian Managing Director of the company and a man who is clearly passionate about the environmental, social and economic consequences of their... see more

Jul 1, 2010 Posted by Roger

The World Barista Championship

While there are hundreds of barista competitions every year, the one owned by the American and European Specialty Coffee Association is now a legitimate global event. Here, baristas from all over the world have 15 minutes to prepare and present four espresso, cappuccino and creative drinks to a panel of very critical judges. We caught up with a past Aussie contestant, Maico Lapenna and asked him... see more

May 4, 2010 Posted by Roger

Living Coffee with Keith Reay

Crow’s Nest on Sydney’s north shore has now joined Surry Hills, Newtown, Leichardt and the northern end of the CBD as a leading coffee hotspot; Keith Reay is one of the reasons why. His coffee menu features a variety of single origins and his cafe (Bean Drinking) runs a tasting lab on Sunday mornings. Here; customers are encouraged to sample the flavour profiles in different brewing methods such... see more

May 4, 2010 Posted by Roger

Cafe Traveller – Kava in Kona

Some of the world’s best coffee is grown in tiny acreages in the Kona district of Hawaii’s big island and we recently went there to find out why.On the way Dave met fabulous grower and farmer Cliff De Souza who helped us understand the production and local rituals around kava which is the country’s other national... see more

Apr 1, 2010 Posted by Roger

Great cafe’s deconstructed

Australians are now buying more than 1.4 billion cups of coffee annually and this is a 65% increase over the past 10 years.Not surprisingly the number of cafes is also booming. The consuming coffee lover wants to know which ones are good enough to visit and how they can tell a good café from a bad one.One café that is worth a visit is the fabulous French House in Danks Street where we met George... see more

Apr 1, 2010 Posted by Roger

The café traveler

The rich volcanic soil at Kona on the big island of Hawaii has made the destination a Mecca for cafe travelers.  We went to visit the small plantations where locals are growing coffee on trellises like grapes and harvesting beans that are 25% larger than normal. We’ll tell that story another time because after plenty of imported Argyle wine from neighboring USA and local guava with Marcus Marcus;... see more

Mar 3, 2010 Posted by admin

James Morrison plays coffee

In most cupping sessions words are the medium used to document the aroma, fragrance and flavor profiles of coffee from different growing regions of the world.If you’re in the presence of a great musician, a whole new language can emotionally connect us with our favorite beverage.In a café on Sydney’s Northern Beaches Living Coffee was treated to an all time Jazz Great describing single origins... see more

Mar 3, 2010 Posted by admin

Living Coffee with Will Young

It wasn’t long ago when coffee in most Sydney cafes cost only $2.00 and in most cases that was way too much. Since then lifestyle media coverage and the explosion of domestic espresso machines has driven consumer appreciation of good coffee and demand has followed. Superb cafes can now be found all over Sydney and the Northern end of the CBD. Surry Hills and especially Newtown have become must... see more