Musings
Embracing the slow movement
I am a foodie through and through so the Stanley Tucci travel show “Searching for Italy”, had me salivating at ciao. In the episode showcasing the Piedmont region, Stanley interviews the founder of a culinary school that heralds the slow food movement. It launched in...
Embracing the slow movement
I am a foodie through and through so the Stanley Tucci travel show “Searching for Italy”, had me salivating at ciao. In the episode showcasing the Piedmont region, Stanley interviews the founder of a culinary school that heralds the slow food movement. It launched in...
Wanting to elevate your home brewing game witho...
With so many different tools on the market that all claim to make a better brew. It’s quite overwhelming to know which one provides biggest bang for buck. We accepted the challenge and tried and tested numerous things over the last 6 months to try...
Wanting to elevate your home brewing game witho...
With so many different tools on the market that all claim to make a better brew. It’s quite overwhelming to know which one provides biggest bang for buck. We accepted the challenge and tried and tested numerous things over the last 6 months to try...
New year's resolutions
Tis the season for resolutions and what would the month of January be if no consideration were given to our personal growth goals for the year ahead. I’m always struck by how many of my friends and family are always looking to make more time...
New year's resolutions
Tis the season for resolutions and what would the month of January be if no consideration were given to our personal growth goals for the year ahead. I’m always struck by how many of my friends and family are always looking to make more time...
Re-discovering the lost to save the coffee indu...
The future of the beloved arabica bean is in jeopardy due to climate warming and susceptibility to pests and disease but there is hope on the horizon with a recent rediscovery of the Coffea stenophylla species of coffee plant. Originating from Sierra Leone in Africa, a...
Re-discovering the lost to save the coffee indu...
The future of the beloved arabica bean is in jeopardy due to climate warming and susceptibility to pests and disease but there is hope on the horizon with a recent rediscovery of the Coffea stenophylla species of coffee plant. Originating from Sierra Leone in Africa, a...
Thankful
My love affair with coffee began late in life and came at the same time as my first mobile phone and Hotmail account – I was 17 and just starting out at Melbourne University. I have Salvatore Malatesta to thank for the introduction to coffee...
Thankful
My love affair with coffee began late in life and came at the same time as my first mobile phone and Hotmail account – I was 17 and just starting out at Melbourne University. I have Salvatore Malatesta to thank for the introduction to coffee...
To cold brew or to iced coffee, that is the que...
With the weather heating up our bodies are starting to crave cold drinks to help us regulate. So, have you ever pondered should I have a cold brew or an iced coffee and how are they different? Well I have and this is what I...
To cold brew or to iced coffee, that is the que...
With the weather heating up our bodies are starting to crave cold drinks to help us regulate. So, have you ever pondered should I have a cold brew or an iced coffee and how are they different? Well I have and this is what I...
Coffee Flavour Notes Explained
Tropical fruit punch, fresh passionfruit and lemon Calippo – if this were on a dessert menu it had me at tropical fruit punch! These flavour notes however were not something I spied on a menu but instead were used to describe my latest filter coffee...
Coffee Flavour Notes Explained
Tropical fruit punch, fresh passionfruit and lemon Calippo – if this were on a dessert menu it had me at tropical fruit punch! These flavour notes however were not something I spied on a menu but instead were used to describe my latest filter coffee...
Human ingenuity coming to the fore
A little like the owner of this Smart car whose solution, whilst temporary, combatted the clear and present danger of someone falling from the vehicle given the lack of a side door panel, so too are coffee farmers all around the world looking for solutions...
Human ingenuity coming to the fore
A little like the owner of this Smart car whose solution, whilst temporary, combatted the clear and present danger of someone falling from the vehicle given the lack of a side door panel, so too are coffee farmers all around the world looking for solutions...