Paddington is a place not short of great coffee shops, small restaurants using organic produce and artisan bakeries offering their fresh fare. After walking past Infinity Bakery on Oxford Street one afternoon just before they closed we decided not to rush it but come back for a proper meal. So we came back for breakfast only a few days later and it was worth the return. Continue reading “About the art of coffee making, cold drip coffee & Infinity Bakery in Sydney”
My recent visit to Greenhouse Coffee in Sydney (read more about the visit here) revealed something I wasn’t aware of: even Baristas today got hooked on technology, and here I am not talking about their fancy espresso machines! Continue reading “Baristas’ gadgets – the coffee refractometer”
Sydney is an amazing place on so many levels. One thing that amazes me in particular is that city’s neighbourhoods are very different and its fun trying to figure which other parts of the world they resemble. Sydney CBD appears like a small Manhattan, Manly could be a place right in the Florida Keys or the Caribbean whereas when in Paddington you’d feel like in London’s Nottinghill or similar. Continue reading “About Sydney’s diverse neighbourhoods & Greenhouse Coffee Bar”
Sydney’s coffee scene is booming, that’s what the locals tell us. Outside of Australia, Melbourne is widely know for its coffee culture, but here we learn that the capital of NSW is catching up big time! Continue reading “About seasonal coffee harvest & Mecca Espresso, Sydney”
The prospective coffee connaisseur learns at an early stage that freshly roasted beans are crucial for brewing a great cup of coffee. By fresh we are talking days rather than weeks or months. That makes it basically impossible for any coffee you would find in your supermarket of choice to develop the flavour we are aiming for, no matter how air-tight packed the beans might be. Continue reading “Freshly roasted at Raw Coffee Company, Dubai”
Just before we recently embarked on a spontaneous weekend escape to Bangkok, we had just enough time to do some research on the local coffee scene. And we were stunned! Coffee shops are popping up all over town, one seemingly cooler than the other. Continue reading “Rocket Coffeebar, a metropolitan place in a posh part of Bangkok”
Costa and Starbucks are ubiquitous in the UAE, at every other corner one can find an option to refill on caffeine or get a sugar-rush in form of frappuccinos. There is a Costa coffeeshop close to my office and their delicious “Corto” has proven a quick pleasure to re-charge during a long office afternoon. Adequately served in a small glass and beautified by some milk-foam-art its a treat I do love to indulge. The chocolate chip cookie is a rare exception though.
Stracciatella e Macchiato 