Specialty Coffee
SAMMY’S MORNING COFFEE
I recently accosted my friend Sam, who I incidentally live next door to, while he was making his morning coffee to ask him about his morning coffee. He was irritated at first, because a morning coffee is a special thing and I was interrupting it, and I could see he was irritated because we are […]
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 – […]
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 […]
NOT YOUR TYPICAL TYPICA
You have a deep relationship with coffee beans. Collectively. But how well do you know them on a personal, individual level? Its likes, dislikes, passions and dreams? Each bean has its own flavours and idiosyncrasies, and it would be unfair to those little guys if we lumped them in all together. I mean, how would […]
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 […]
PUT A SPRINGWOOD IN YOUR STEP
Springwood is Sydney’s gateway into the mountains. It’s our gateway drug into the wilderness, and a very civilised one at that. And, being but a short drive or leisurely train ride from Sydney, you can fit in a coffee, lunch, stroll around the shops and a hike, all before curling up by a woodfire with […]
What your coffee says about you.
One of my favourite things to see when out and about, is when dogs look like their owners, and owners look like their dogs. A crossfit enthusiast with biceps and triceps bulging out of their muscle tees walking an American Staffy. A prim, proper, yet perpetually alarmed lady with a sphere of curls walking a […]
WHAT’S YOUR BUNNY RABBIT COFFEE?
I was reading an article earlier about Bunny Rabbit shows. Light on story, light on drama, even light on comedy. Side note – does anyone else find they need to be in a switched on mood to be watching comedy? If the jokes are too clever and punch lines coming in too hard and fast, […]
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 […]
THE KIRRAWEE COMPENDIUM
Kirrawee is an eclectic suburb, an amalgamation of suburban, bush and industrial chic. Like if Marrickville took the Great Australian Dream House of 1.8 kids, lawn and a dog by the arm and moved into the Royal National Park. The warehouses are dotted with bakeries and breweries, the streets are canopied by gums, and in […]
#emptycupawards
Don’t pack away your tux and frocks just – award season isn’t over yet baby! The Empty Cup Awards is underway. Unlike the other, better known award ceremonies, this one is uncompromising, unbiased, unceremonial. And of upmost importance. The #emptycupawards bring to account the instances that the movie and television industry bring shame and embarrassment […]
THE PHILOSOPHY OF FRESH COFFEE
How did I get here? I thought. I was bereft, dumbstruck, barefoot and paralysed in the kitchen. The kettle had boiled, for what? I had no coffee. I am a barista, I write about coffee, I work for a coffee roastery, I live round the corner from another, yet I have no coffee. How did […]
Be The first to know about new digs.
