Coffee
Opinion
Europe
Terrible French coffee is causing controversy in Paris. I’m not surprised
Australians have quickly become the world’s most painful coffee snobs – our Olympians even brought their own baristas to Paris.
- by Ben Groundwater
Latest
They help kickstart our days, but what does it take to be a top barista?
Three masters of the espresso machine explain why it takes more than an excellent brew to make the perfect coffee shop experience.
- by Mark Naglazas
Opinion
Cafe
My favourite coffee shop hates me. So why do I keep going back?
Like Seinfeld’s famed “soup Nazi”, my local coffee shop treats its customers with contempt. But I can’t bring myself to walk away.
- by Bella Westaway
Bespoke roasts and traceable milk: How Australia’s coffee habit is changing
At one end, multinationals are buying small coffee roasters and at the other end cafe owners are building relationships with individual farmers. Australia’s coffee scene is, well, complicated.
- by Jessica Yun and Nell Geraets
Cafe pioneers recall Degraves Street’s evolution from ‘dump’ to city icon
When Mary and Pompeo Ursini opened Cafe Andiamo, Degraves Street was not the hub of Melbourne’s coffee culture it is today. Thirty years on, a lot has changed.
- by Himangi Singh and Sophie Aubrey
Suburban cafe sells $100 cup of coffee – and it’s not the first time
Alessandro Carciotto has been working with coffee his whole life, and he is deadly serious about it. In fact, the only people more serious are his customers.
- by Emma Young
From flat whites and long macs to batch brew: How Perth coffee palates are expanding
Like wine lovers know their grapes, coffee customers are ordering beans from their favourite region. Cafes are offering tasting paddles to allow coffee fans to try different styles.
- by Cameron Myles
Melbourne’s coffee order vs Sydney’s, and what we ordered in winter
Data from food delivery companies show Australians love Indian, burgers after midnight, and reveal the difference between Sydney and Melbourne’s coffee orders.
- by Angus Livingston
Have you ever had a magic? It’s the coffee order of those in the know
It is uniquely Melbourne, but you won’t find it on the menu.
- by Stephen Brook
The billion-dollar implosion behind Milklab, your barista’s favourite almond milk
Few coffee drinkers would know the company behind the popular plant-based milk product Milklab is involved in a spectacular corporate implosion.
- by Jessica Yun
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