Good cup, bad cup
Everybody wants to be a barista, right? Who hasn’t had a shitty day at work and fantasised about throwing it all in to make coffee for a living? Pouring swirly… read more
Flavour of the month
Having heard rave reviews of August, the newest arrival to the Wellington coffee scene, I have been counting the sleeps to go and find out for myself. But when the… read more
Why I like coffee
You can’t beat a flat white in a hip cafe, served by a barista who knows your name and understands how you like your coffee. It’s an experience we all… read more
A matter of taste
When it comes to coffee, I like to think I have excellent taste. But being plunged headfirst into the world of coffee has made me realise just how little I… read more
Full of beans
Making quick decisions has never been a gift of mine. Making quick decisions before my first coffee is downright unrealistic. So a few weeks back, after I had dithered in… read more
Coffee the Auckland way
If there is one word I would use to describe the Auckland coffee scene, it would be vast. As a spoilt-for-choice Wellingtonian, it’s all too easy to write Auckland off… read more
Waste not, want not
I don’t like waste. I couldn’t possibly. That good old protestant ethic, “waste not, want not” was drummed into me so effectively as a child, that to this day I… read more
Brewing it cold
In 2008 I spent a year roasting coffee in sunny Brisbane with my good friends, Marty Richards and Vonny Andrews, at Blackstar Coffee Roasters. Queensland (unlike Wellington) is hot most… read more
Brewtown pops up
It’s never easy coming home after the holidays, but if there’s one thing that made it easier this year, it was the coffee (or, more accurately, the lack of good… read more
A caffeinated christmas
Christmas. It’s a time of joy and peace and elbowing your way through crowds of frantic shoppers to the tune of Snoopy’s Christmas. That much we know. But have you… read more