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CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
Gift giving is a gift. Not in the way that being generous to others boosts your own sense of joy, which is true, sure, but in the way that gift giving is a talent. One that I don’t possess. It gives me a sense of anxiety that if I don’t get the perfect gift – […]
MORNING RITUALS
Currently, I have the blessing and the curse of having zero routine. On any given day my work could have me doing late nights, early mornings, both, or neither. Yet I still have a morning ritual, one that is probably very similar to yours. And it begins with step one: putting the kettle on. Step […]
COFFEE TO GO. SOMEWHERE NICE.
Like many of us, I buy take away coffee much less than I used to. And when I buy coffee out, it’s more of a special occasion. I’ll have it in the cafe, in a real life ceramic mug, with your current reading material (I’m currently trying to read more classics so it’s Crime and […]
THE GREAT COFFEE OUTDOORS
Good coffee tastes good all the time (presuming you’ve made it good too), but good coffee tastes even better when you take it outdoors. And if you’ve made it outdoors as well, brought your butane gas burner, Aeropress Go, Porlex and aluminium boiler pot, found a rock to perch yourself on and a level(ish) patch […]
COFFEE : TABLES
I recently replaced my stained, wobbly, squeaky, not-very-convincing pine veneer Kmart coffee table, with a very snazzy, authentic (to my knowledge) mid century modern coffee table. It’s solid, it’s elegant, it’s handsome. It came to me in such good condition, and it will leave me with multiple watermarks which I was annoyed with at the […]
COFFEE OF THE MONTH: TIMOR-LESTE EMERA
Emera is back because you loved it – and that is the only excuse we needed to get it back into our roasters and hoppers. This is a Hybrido de Timor varietal, and believed to be a spontaneous hybrid (that’s the translation of ‘Hybrido’, for those who don’t speak Spanish) between the Tipica and Canephora […]
COFFEE OF THE MONTH: INDIA THALANAR SUPERNATURAL
If you’ve been to, or heard any stories from anyone that has been to India, you’ll know anything associated with the country described as supernatural is somewhat… natural. India is a land of contrasts and intensities, colour, chaos and mysticism. Everything seems hyper-real and surreal. The story of Brother Baba Budan, the beloved godfather of […]
FORM VS/AND FUNCTION
In my family, the debate of form or function pops up more than perhaps is usual. It could be over clothes, a bridge, the layout of a menu, a hamburger. As the only ‘creative’ in a family dominated by engineers, my arguments on the advantages of form, its ability to ignite a connection, an emotional […]
FIKA: JUNE EDITION
Happy June everyone! Please enjoy these crisp mornings, the few more minutes snuggled under the doona, the steaming cups of coffee in the morning, the hot soups and crunchy bread, the clear blue winter skies and the smell of firewood kindled merrily on your walk home from work. And also these four things to make […]
COFFEE OF THE MONTH: MARCH
We’re showcasing this juicy, syrupy sweet coffee from Burundi. It is grown in the Bubanza region, which is located in the northwest of the country. At an altitude of 1700 meters above sea level, the coffee plants in this region benefit from a cooler climate and nutrient-rich soil. The combination of this unique terroir and the […]
Coffee of February: Bright Roast Ethiopia
Our farmer Tesfaye Bekele is so passionate about coffee farming that he has traveled extensively throughout Central and South America to visit coffee farms and learn about different cultivating and processing methods. This washed coffee is from Guji, where the most original Arabica varieties, known as Heirloom, grow. Under Heirloom you find wild varieties that elaborate […]
COFFEE OF JANUARY: TIMOR LESTE MOTA BANDEIRA
It is summer and a light and fruity coffee comes in handy. Our new coffee of the month comes from Timor Leste and surprises us with cupping notes of fresh summer fruits and biscuits – a picnic moment at it’s best! This juicy coffee is named after the famed Mota Bandeira Waterfall in the Ermera […]
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