Terrible French coffee is causing controversy in Paris. I’m not surprised
Opinion
Europe

Terrible French coffee is causing controversy in Paris. I’m not surprised

Australians have quickly become the world’s most painful coffee snobs – our Olympians even brought their own baristas to Paris.

  • byBen Groundwater

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They help kickstart our days,but what does it take to be a top barista?

They help kickstart our days,but what does it take to be a top barista?

Three masters of the espresso machine explain why it takes more than an excellent brew to make the perfect coffee shop experience.

  • byMark Naglazas
My favourite coffee shop hates me. So why do I keep going back?
Opinion
Cafe

My favourite coffee shop hates me. So why do I keep going back?

Like Seinfeld’s famed “soup Nazi”,my local coffee shop treats its customers with contempt. But I can’t bring myself to walk away.

  • byBella Westaway
Her Excellency was always a uniform choice
Opinion
Column 8

Her Excellency was always a uniform choice

And fireys are a crack outfit.

Bespoke roasts and traceable milk:How Australia’s coffee habit is changing

Bespoke roasts and traceable milk:How Australia’s coffee habit is changing

At one end,multinationals are buying small coffee roasters and at the other end cafe owners are building relationships with individual farmers. Australia’s coffee scene is,well,complicated.

  • byJessica Yun andNell Geraets
Cafe pioneers recall Degraves Street’s evolution from ‘dump’ to city icon

Cafe pioneers recall Degraves Street’s evolution from ‘dump’ to city icon

When Mary and Pompeo Ursini opened Cafe Andiamo,Degraves Street was not the hub of Melbourne’s coffee culture it is today. Thirty years on,a lot has changed.

  • byHimangi Singh andSophie Aubrey
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Suburban cafe sells $100 cup of coffee – and it’s not the first time

Suburban cafe sells $100 cup of coffee – and it’s not the first time

Alessandro Carciotto has been working with coffee his whole life,and he is deadly serious about it. In fact,the only people more serious are his customers.

  • byEmma Young
From flat whites and long macs to batch brew:How Perth coffee palates are expanding

From flat whites and long macs to batch brew:How Perth coffee palates are expanding

Like wine lovers know their grapes,coffee customers are ordering beans from their favourite region. Cafes are offering tasting paddles to allow coffee fans to try different styles.

  • byCameron Myles
Melbourne’s coffee order vs Sydney’s,and what we ordered in winter

Melbourne’s coffee order vs Sydney’s,and what we ordered in winter

Data from food delivery companies show Australians love Indian,burgers after midnight,and reveal the difference between Sydney and Melbourne’s coffee orders.

  • byAngus Livingston
Have you ever had a magic? It’s the coffee order of those in the know

Have you ever had a magic? It’s the coffee order of those in the know

It is uniquely Melbourne,but you won’t find it on the menu.

  • byStephen Brook
The billion-dollar implosion behind Milklab,your barista’s favourite almond milk

The billion-dollar implosion behind Milklab,your barista’s favourite almond milk

Few coffee drinkers would know the company behind the popular plant-based milk product Milklab is involved in a spectacular corporate implosion.

  • byJessica Yun