5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1014+ words) For many home baristas, the espresso machine has become the centrepiece of their daily coffee ritual. Image: La Pavoni. The Australian home coffee market has changed dramatically over the past decade. What began as a pursuit of café-quality coffee at…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (777+ words) Lili J Café first opened as an espresso bar, before expanding its footprint. Image: Lili J Café. To see how metropolitan coffee culture has spread into Australia’s regional hubs, you need look no further than Lili J Café in Wollongong....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (254+ words) Four Pillars suggests using Melbourne Laneways Gin to create a Mont Blanc Cocktail. Image: Ika Rahma/stock.adobe.com Victorian craft distillery Four Pillars is launching a new gin infused with coffee as part of its City Series. Melbourne Laneway…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (945+ words) Franke coffee machines are a staple of Foundation Coffee’s office solutions. Image: Foundation Coffee. After 30 years of investing in New Zealand’s coffee industry, Foundation Coffee has taken its office coffee solutions to the next level with the help of Franke…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (493+ words) The skills needed to become a barista or bartender continue to come closer together. Image: Grafvision/stock.adobe.com. For Tanguy Charbonnet, curiosity is more than a simple instinct. It’s a thread that ties together two hospitality worlds that are…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (770+ words) is a café and roastery in regional New Zealand. Images: Sabio Coffee. Whangārei is slightly off the beaten track when taking in the landscape of New Zealand. Nestled towards the northern tip of the North Island, about a two-hour drive…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (281+ words) The next time your almond croissant tastes a little less sweet alongside a long black, there may be more to it than a simple clash of flavours. According to new research, the caffeine in that coffee may be influencing your…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1128+ words) Pablo & Rusty's says pressure profiling has become increasingly accessible within the home espresso space. Image: Pablo & Rusty's. Pablo & Rusty’s says home espresso machines, such as the Lelit Mara X3, mare making advanced extraction tools more accessible. Home espresso has changed dramatically…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (431+ words) Dr Francisco Trujillo with an ultrasonic espresso. Image: UNSW Sydney. Researchers from UNSW Sydney have successfully created a new way of making coffee – one which can cut energy use by up to 75 per cent. This new brewing process has been…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1300+ words) Hojicha is rising in popularity among Australian coffee and tea-drinkers. Image: T2 With matcha making the transition from potential fad to menu staple, one of its lesser-known cousins is now quietly taking café menus by storm. Matcha has become a near-constant…...