Living Coffee

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admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:20:55 +0000

Special guests & thanks to: Paul Geshos, Scottie Callaghan, Richard Hoare, Dave Gubbin, Wayne Archer, Will Studd. Stories and production by igloo marketing

A Pilgrimage to Mecca

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Paul Geshos has founded what many believe to be a new standard in Sydney CBD and fringe coffee bars. Aptly named Mecca, they search the world for exciting, new, sustainable coffees that they roast and match to a range of brewing methods on an extensive coffee menu. We caught up with Paul at the Harris Street venue for the launch of the BES900 espresso machine from Breville.
www.meccaespresso.com

The Master Roaster

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A Master Roaster can source beans grown in different seasons and locations and apply roasting techniques that deliver a consistent flavour profile in multiple brands 365 days a year. Wayne Archer roasts over 100 tonnes of coffee each week, delivers to more than one thousand retail outlets right across Australia and he’s been doing it for more than thirty years. For him, consistency remains the key challenge.

Will Studd Comte Panini

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We asked green bean importer, Cheese Master, author and host of hit international television series Cheese Slices, Will Studd how a cafe might add value to the humble cheese Panini…. www.cheeseslices.com

Living Coffee with Wayne Archer

Roger — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:19:09 +0000

To explore the vast chasm that separates a normal coffee roaster from a Master Roaster we met Wayne Archer.

A giant on the Australian coffee scene for over thirty years he’s a senior espresso judge at the Fine Foods Coffee competition, tastes up to 40 different varieties daily, develops and maintains the flavour profiles of all Piazza D’Oro premium coffee brands, roasts hundreds tonnes per week and supplies cafes right across Australia.

Wayne’s recently driven the global development of the Two Seasons coffee product. He works with Master Roasters from the Douwe Egberts network to identify the world’s best specialty crops and brings them to Australia twice every year.

In this episode he talks about the rise of specialty coffee, the first Two Seasons washed Arabica from Guatemala and how it’s prepared for the Australian palate.

Cafe Traveller – Surry Hills

Roger — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:18:04 +0000

Located within a stone’s throw of Central station and a five minute walk from the GPO; Surry Hills has evolved into the most important creative and hospitality hub in Sydney.
There are two sorts of cafe’s that thrive in this hyper-competitive district. Those with celebrity chefs and those who are simply incredible at what they do. Single Origin Roasters Cafe has carved a reputation amongst serious local coffee drinkers for painstakingly well-made espresso and their street presence has doubled with a new Sideshow bar. Here, customers are lining up to enjoy single origin coffees through various manual extractions including syphons, cold filter, aero press and pour over.

More information at www.singleoriginroasters.com.au

A passion for chocolate

Roger — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:10:47 +0000

This month we visit Chocolateria/ Cafe San Churro in Glebe where Fiona Inglis from MasterChef talks about her passion for Spanish couveture chocolate and shows us how to make deliciously, indulgent ice-cream at home.

Living Coffee with Giuseppe Lavazza

Roger — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:10:23 +0000

When Luigi Lavazza opened his first store in at Via San Tommaso 10 in the heart of Torino he never dreamed his family company would have 45% of the domestic coffee market in Italy and more than $1.5b in sales from over 90 countries. One hundred years later that’s exactly what’s happened and according to Group Marketing Director; Giuseppe, it’s because his family takes his produce and the critical role it plays in society very personally.

Footage courtesy of the Great Italian Cafe.

Mixing with Colin Fields

Roger — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:06:01 +0000

The hotel Ritz has long been a favourite of the world’s wealthiest and most famous people including Princess Diana, Greta Garbo, Elton John and Charlie Chaplin. Coco Chanel (who lived here for 30 years) and Ernest Hemmingway have even had some of the most luxurious bars named after them. For the rest of us; the good news is from around $A30.00 we can enjoy one of the world’s must drink cocktail experiences personally invented by the great Colin Field who was voted world’s best barman in 2001. In this episode he talks to us about the history of the bar and the gentle art of drinking.

Guy Grossi on Melbourne

Roger — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:04:41 +0000

Melbourne is well known as the sports capital of Australia and now the city has restaurants, bars and cafe’s that are so good; it rivals any of the European hospitality centres. One man who has contributed to this cultural evolution is Guy Grossi, leading chef, media personality and owner of CBD restaurant Grossi Florentino. In this episode of Living Coffee we ask him about the family love affair with Melbourne and how a visitor can get the most from his favourite city.