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That Seals It
It’s one of the most important parts of your espresso machine. It’s also the one of the simplest, cheapest, hardest working and probably the most mistreated. I’m referring to the Collar Seal, also known as the Group Seal or Group Gasket. They cost about the same as a regular burger meal yet if the collar seal fails to work exactly as designed, the shot is immediately wasted and it’s back to square one.
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The Perfect Match
Anthony Svilicich, co-owner of Le Monde Cafe in Sydney, is paving the way for coffee and food pairing in the Australian coffee culture. His Breakfast Degustation, created with his business partner Renee Byrne, and their chef, Chris Merrick, is critically acclaimed, earning Le Monde Sydney’s 2011 Good Food Guide Cafe of the Year. Not only is Anthony innovative and progressive with his approach to coffee, he has owned and operated cafes for many years, competed and judged at various Australian coffee competitions, and best of all, is an all-around great guy.
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Coffee Traders treat the Peninsula
For the past few years, locals and city sun seekers alike have been enjoying their caffeine fix at Coffee Traders. At both their smaller but perfectly formed Mornington site and the larger sibling in Mt Martha, Chris and Victoria have put their stamp on the Mornington Peninsula cafe scene by focussing on producing the best possible coffee every pour.
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Roaster Goes to India
We were pretty much up and running right from the start on our trip to India. Early on the first morning we met Mr. Appadurai, the owner of Sangameshwar Coffee Estates. We currently buy coffee from one of these estates, the Attikan Estate, meaning ‘fig jungle’ estate as it’s surrounded by dense jungle and, of course, fig trees. Mr. Appadurai inherited the company from his grandfather who had bought the farm from A.C. Morris in 1960.
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Dissecting the Blend — Crompton Rd
Designed to be a crowd pleaser, Crompton Rd is a blend of two solid estate coffees with a touch of our direct trade Balinese magic. The profile is notably heavy bodied and leaves a lingering aftertaste of cocoa, nut and dry spice.
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Health.i.er at CNR
Martine Trinder is doing a lot to make CNR a healthier place to visit. Since she and her husband Paul purchased the café in August of last year, CNR, situated in the heart of Northbridge, has undergone many changes in practically every facet of the business.
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