So, I’ve been claiming that I’m gonna finally compete this year at the regional barista championships. Last year I had theĀ privilegeĀ of being on the opposite yet “just as scary” side of judging both the Western Cape regionals and National Championships which left me with mixed feelings and thoughts and ongoing discussions. But… Look at my [...]
One Vu too far?
by Zane on 29. Jun, 2010 in Random
Cape Talk’s Solly Philander was busy with a live broadcast at TRUTH. Prestwich, along the fan walk earlier, and part of their promo was to hand out free vuvuzela’s to those walking past who could blow one. Unfortunately, a few FIFA representatives thought that wasn’t a good idea…at all. BUT, they left them all behind [...]
More brew options? Or are we and our customers fine with espresso?
by Zane on 24. May, 2010 in irreverent
Hmmm. Been thinking of a brew counter where we have different brew method options and a dedicated barista who is not making espresso-based drinks. Not a new idea internationally but not done so often in SA. Like plungers, drip-filters, our Abid filters, syphon filters, Aero-press. The reason? My best cuppa this week was a tie [...]
Espresso cultural imperialism?
by Zane on 14. May, 2010 in Blog
Have you ever had an Italian or someone who prefers and/or only knows the Italian style of making espresso coffees moan about your short-shot, too much coffee packed into the porta-filter, etc etc? It hasn’t happened to me in a while but I know our friends at Espresso Lab mentioned something a while back. Anyway, [...]
A fourth coffee wave brewing? Hmmm…
by Zane on 12. Mar, 2010 in Stuff
As any geek in a field, I subscribe to several of the better RSS blog feeds regarding all things coffee[1.from baristas' thoughts, to espresso machine companies, to enthusiasts, to...you get the picture] and finally got around to some of the latest unread ones. After a brief skim-read through the titles I instantly had my attention [...]
A brief overview of some exciting things recently
“You don’t purposefully buy Fair Trade coffee?!”
Coffee as a religion.
Strong enough to resurrect even those who choose to drink the Kool-Aid.
Locations
Cape Town South Africa
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tel: +27 +21 4192945
Open
Monday to Friday: 7am-5:45pm
Saturday & Sunday mornings: 8am-2pm or thereabouts

