News articles tagged with 'Cafe'
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Voyage hits the mark
Situated on West Coast Highway in Sorrento, the distant murmur of the ocean gently soothes your senses as the friendly staff welcome you to Voyage Kitchen. Weekends are always busy — the uninitiated would be wise to book ahead — but early on this weekday there’s a little more breathing space.
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Vinyl; record breaking coffee
Aaron Pyne has been something of a fixture on the Perth CBD coffee scene over the last few years. With stints at Tarts, Lincolns and Zekka on his resume, we were always keen to get Aaron into the Five Senses family. When he began looking for a coffee partner for his new site Vinyl, we jumped at the chance!
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Ten Minutes by Tractor
If ever there was a time for seeking solace through comfort food, it’s now, during these chilly winter months. There’s something about single-digit temperatures and masses of grey clouds on the horizon that conjures up daydreams of gastronomic delights.
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The French experience at Le Triskel
If you’re a bit of a Francophile, Le Triskel will be right up your alley. They serve their café au lait French style, in “le bol” (that’s a bowl, for us Aussies), all of the waiters are French, and yes, even the menu is in French. Few people can resist a French accent, and we suspect that plenty of people return to Le Triskel just to hear the waiters’ lilting speech.
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All hail coffee at Brownhaus Espresso
It’s hard not to love a place that goes by the motto “all hail coffee”. Especially when they back it up with a two group Synesso and a set of bathroom scales underneath the grinder to ensure that their tamping is right on the money, every time. Brownhaus Espresso in Subiaco is that place.
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Story book ending: Ever After Café
After the first few conversations with mother and son team, Mary and Nick Roberts, I knew that their new café was going to be something special. Nick has worked as a barista around the traps in Melbourne and recently made the trek to sunny Cairns, keen for a sea change. Combining Nick’s coffee knowledge and Mary’s avid foodie bent, developed through hours of cooking show research, they opened Ever After Café Bookstore in the Cairns CBD.
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Entering the land of milk and honey
While there’s plenty to love about Northbridge, from the cultural surrounds of PICA, The Blue Room, and the Art Gallery, to sumptuous dim sum and arthouse films at the Paradiso, one thing has always been missing. We mean somewhere to get a great coffee on the weekend, of course. Fortunately, that’s no longer the case, with the arrival of the swanky new café, milk and honey.
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Stepping it up in Trinity Arcade
Tartine Café is nestled nicely in its very own little nook at the St George’s Terrace entrance to Trinity Arcade. Owner Niall obviously had a vision for his café, and has managed to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. The creative re-vamp just goes to show that good planning and experience can transform any space, however unprepossessing, into something very special.
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Proud Mary rocks the streets of Collingwood
Roll back the clock to 2006 and Nolan Hirte was running a successful café and had won the WA Barista Championship. He had made a big impression at the national barista finals in Adelaide and any café he was involved with in Perth seemed assured of success. The logical thing would have been to open his own café and watch the money roll in.
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The coffee community at Collective Espresso
Collective Espresso opened recently in Camberwell, Melbourne. It’s the perfect combination of stellar coffee, hip fit-out and a savvy crowd. Owners Mark and Gerrick put everything together perfectly, and Mark’s enthusiasm for his craft really gives your espresso experience an extra buzz.
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Impressive izakaya at The Bonsai
Move over Spanish tapas, izakaya is the new way to go, and The Bonsai, recently opened in Northbridge, is the place to experience it. Small, share sized plates allow you to loose your tastebuds on a variety of dishes and the communal plate-sharing provides plenty of opportunity to dissect and discuss tastes and textures.
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Yes sir, Yes sir ... Three Bags Full!
A beautiful piece of Melbourne’s history and architecture is currently undergoing a loving mix of restoration and renovation in preparation for its grand re-opening this century. A spacious section of the old Denton Mills Hat Factory, established in Abbotsford in 1888, is the newest site for Nathan, Sarah, Diamond and Ben’s cafe — Three Bags Full.
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Café Elixir — a new star in the north
Café Elixir opened in Wanneroo two months ago and came as a welcome addition for the multitudes living in Perth’s ever expanding northern suburbs, where top notch cafés are… well, a little thin on the ground.
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Beanhunter — on the trail of the world’s best coffee
We’ve all felt the pain of being in an unfamiliar city or country and not knowing where to go for a decent brew. Sure, there are a few things you can look out for to assess the quality (or otherwise) of the coffee being produced — things like machinery, the knowledge and passion of the barista, information about the origin of the beans being used, and so forth. But you might find it easier to simply log on to Beanhunter.
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Elixir Coffee Specialists opens
The wait is over! Justin Kenny and Jonny Nease have opened their new joint venture, Elixir Coffee Specialists, at 145 Stirling Highway in Nedlands.
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Chic Espresso plays host
We sent a massive Five Senses contingent over to the Gold Coast for the Australian Barista Championship. Luckily, Dean and Kathryn of Chic Espresso were happy to play host and made sure we were taken care of with great coffees on the way to the airport.
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CU @ Cnr.
If you’ve wandered through Northbridge recently, you may have stopped to admire the grassy piazza at the corner of Lake and James Streets. You may have even discovered the piazza’s best kept secret, Cnr. Tucked away under the huge TV screen, with tables overlooking the grassy expanse, Cnr. has been serving up outstanding coffee to lucky punters for just over two months.
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Voulez vous Miss Marmalade
You know you’re doing something right when you get a write up on the Melbourne Coffee Review website in your first week of opening. That’s exactly what happened for Melbourne’s new kid on the block, Miss Marmalade, which opened recently in Brunswick.
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Single Origin Coffee Tasting at Sayers Tonight
One of our favourite WA cafés, Sayers, is hosting a Single Origin coffee tasting tonight. If you’ve never tried any Single Origin coffees or experienced a tasting, this is the event for you! For just $10, Sayers’ barista will guide you through four of their favourite Single Origin coffees, and you’ll enjoy some of Sayers’ delectable tapas.
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The word's on the Synesso: Willim Espresso
Willim Espresso is one of the latest espresso bars to hit Melbourne’s ever-evolving coffee scene. Owner Gerrick Numan, formerly co-owner of Collective Espresso, has built a sleek, contemporary and stylish espresso bar in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern. Willim Espresso is situated on a side street off a busy main road, providing a bit of peace and a great spot to sit back, relax and taste some sweet espresso.
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Shop 7; coffee nirvana
Situated in the heart of Melbourne’s bustling corporate district on Little Lonsdale Street, Shop 7 has a simple, but effective, philosophy; use top quality produce and make it fresh every day!
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Skip the queue at txtSHOTS
If you have a love-hate relationship with your snooze button, you’ll think newly opened espresso bar txtSHOTS, in North Perth, is heaven sent. Kitted out with an iMac ordering system, you can text or email your coffee order so that it’s ready and waiting when you arrive.
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Below the ground with high standards
The word is spreading across Melbourne, murmured amongst passengers crammed together on trains, passed from commuter to commuter as they alight from trams: the secret espresso bar tucked into the Degraves subway, aptly named Cup Of Truth, is just beneath your feet.
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The Lounge Room brings great coffee to Guildford
Fear not, Eastern suburb dwellers. Great coffee has arrived in Guildford! Whether you’re a local caffeine lover, dropping in on your way to the beautiful Swan Valley or fossicking around in Guildford’s antique shops, you must put The Lounge Room on your agenda.
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The Nabiha legacy
Melbourne’s north and western suburbs are on the move. They have some of the best real estate growth in the city, major new developments and now, they have some of the best coffee in town! Sam and Ros Mano have set new coffee standards in Moonee Ponds and have designed a chic, urban and unique space. Notice the 15 metre high ceilings as you enter!
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Steves is all grown up
I rarely order coffee when I go out for dinner. I’ve become a little pretentious with my coffee. I was a bit of a snob before, but since my Five Senses days, I’m worse. So you can understand why there’s great excitement around the roastery when a top notch restaurant joins the Five Senses family. Steves Fine Wine & Food in Nedlands is one such restaurant, and on a cold and rainy Wednesday night, I enjoyed a night out on the Five Senses expense account. (Thanks boss!)
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The grain & bean — move mountains to get there!
Tucked away off Bartley Terrace in West Lakes Shores lies a remarkable bakery café filled with passionate, friendly staff who really go out of their way to make you feel welcome.
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Get into The Grind
It’s a long drive to the roastery each morning for a few of us north-of-the-river-ites. There’s nothing better than breaking up the routine with a stop at one of our favourite cafes. On a particularly cold morning, we dropped in to The Grind on Hay Street to catch up with the girls and enjoy brekkie and a fantastic coffee.
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The Whirlwynd
Whirlwynd is a classic suburban casual dining experience in Manning. We were welcomed warmly at the door when we arrived and seated at our table. The service is attentive, clean, efficient and unpretentious — exactly what you want on a Friday night when cooking seems too hard and a good unwind is in order. The food matches the ambience, Whirlwynd has a high quality bistro feel, with an uncomplicated menu using simple, fresh ingredients and a changing specials menu.
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Momo Sushi unearthed
Surrounded by the hustle and bustle of university culture, Momo is a great place to relax, enjoy the free wifi and, not surprisingly, sip some amazing coffee. The name means ‘peach blossom’ which symbolises prosperity.
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Fez Offers Cultural Pizazz
Known as one of Morocco’s four “imperial cities,” Fez is said to be the cultural capital of Africa’s most north eastern coastal country. Only a few short kilometres away in Mt. Lawley, WA, Fez cafe offers its patrons a delicate balance of land far away meets soulful corner cafe.
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Cup Of Excellence, Rwanda Style
Rwanda was awesome! What can I say, it was my first trip to East Africa, my first opportunity to participate in the Cup of Excellence, and I was surrounded by people who didn’t get bored of talking coffee for a week straight. When you get this kind of a group together you quickly realise that the whole six degrees of separation is more like two in the world of coffee.
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A Little Bit of Home at Our Place on the Hill
Visiting Our Place on the Hill in Kalamunda nostalgically reminded me of being back at my grandma’s house in central Kansas. Cosy, familiar and smelling oh so good, I had the feeling that not only was I was about to savour a great cup of coffee, but I was also very close to indulging in more than my fair share of homemade baked goods.
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Back in Time at Penny Farthing
Walking through the door of Penny Farthing is like stepping back in time: rustic salvaged furniture, a turntable playing all the best hits from yesteryear, and of course, the brothers in arms behind the Synesso Hydra, Trevor and Steve.
Taking the name Penny Farthing from a late great uncle who raced penny farthing bicycles in England, both Steve and Trevor, with their suspenders, side burns and a handle bar moustache, would look at home on the high perched seat of one of the big wheeled bicycles.
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Hush — it's no secret!
There’s something in the air besides sea breeze in Fremantle. Upon an unscientific observation, there seems to be an above average amount of smiles bellowing in and around Hush Espresso on Market Street. Which therein begs a more curious question: why do the folks nestled in this area appear to be so darn happy?
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Five Senses Finishes Strong at WA Barista Competition
It was a packed house this weekend for the 2011 Western Australia Barista Competition that took place at the Perth Town Hall. More people than ever before showed up to support fellow friends and baristas, or just to see what all the excitement was about. Now that the dust has settled, us folks at Five Senses are going to put all modesty aside to announce how incredibly proud we are of our showing at this year’s competition.
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Choosing the Best Coffee to Suit Your Brew Method
For most of our relatively short coffee history, Australia has worshipped at the altar of espresso coffee. Espresso has been the base for the majority of our caffeinated beverages and will continue to be the dominant player for many years to come. However, what we have started to see is a steady growth in cafes offering alternative brewing methods and this is a trend that is also starting to catch on in the home environment. With some really well designed devices like the Clever Coffee Dripper, as well as affordable domestic grinders like the Baratza range, there’s a whole gamut of new coffee options to explore.
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Big Developments at Bindoon Bakehaus
If you’re looking for something fun and relaxing to do in Perth this weekend, how about taking a small, scenic road trip to an award-winning café and bakery that’s been featured on the BBC and German television? Nestled in the stunning Chittering Valley wine region, Bindoon Bakehaus & Cafe serves up not only sweet and savoury baked goods, but also some rather outstanding coffee.
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How to Train Like a Champion
Barista competitions can be extremely stressful. The only way a barista can prove their ability is by entering the competition, and therefore, everyone who makes it to the stage can be categorised as being in the top of the field. Competition preparation is daunting and the attention to detail is essential, which is why a competition barista will always be better in a café than one without competitive experience. With the lead up to the event being a bit of an emotional roller coaster, I’ve found that it’s crucial to be well-rehearsed and impeccably organised.
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To Cafe 140, And Beyond
It’s hard to beat a gentle morning sea breeze accompanied by a world-class cup of coffee. Kristy and Alex Garbelini, owners of Cafe 140 in Bunbury know this all too well. Kristy, who trained as a chef in Perth, always wanted to have her own cafe. She decided to settle in Bunbury and opened Cafe 140 eight years ago with the help of just one other employee. Not long after that, she was able to recruit Alex, whose roots originally lie in dairy farming but has since transformed to an astonishingly good barista (it is said that he bleeds milk).
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Getting the Best Views at Bridge Room Cafe
One hour west of Melbourne is the bustling seaside city of Geelong, the gateway to the Great Ocean Road, Queenscliff, fantastic wineries and Torquay. As you would expect, people who live in Geelong have a lot to be happy about. Notably on that list is the Bridge Room Café.
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Making Sense at Balderdash
Look up Balderdash in the dictionary and you will find “nonsense, stupid or illogical talk; senseless rubbish.” Seek out Balderdash in Port Melbourne and what you’ll find is something rather the opposite — two young hospitality veterans on a mission to create a quality enterprise.
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Back to Basics at Hoopla
Ever heard of the acronym, KISS? The KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) principle states that simplicity should be a key goal in design, and that unnecessary complexity should be avoided. This is exactly what the folks at Hoopla had in mind when designing the business model for their new cafe in South Perth.
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The Low-down at Lo Quay River Cafe
If you’re familiar with the corner of Bridge Street and Fern Road in Wilson, just south of the river in Perth, then you might have fond memories of a neighbourhood kiosk that used to exist there. It was a place where family and friends would meet up for coffee, ice cream or burgers, take in the picturesque scenery, and reaffirm the reasons why they preferred to live life in the suburbs. If you were one of those people, we have great news: the Lo Quay River Cafe has recently opened in the exact spot where that kiosk used to be. Their menu showcases the affordable favourites that existed before, and they’re proudly featuring coffee by 5 Senses.
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A New Pillar of the Community
Five Senses is proud to call Pillar of Salt one of our latest success stories. As Melbourne foodie website Broadsheet noted, “Pillar of Salt has already found a sense of familiarity; a relaxed, friendly atmosphere that makes you want to be a regular.” Brothers Matt and Kael are already enjoying some serious buzz in the blogosphere, but don’t have much time to read what’s being written as their new business is so busy.
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Why to Pay More for a Single Origin
Do you remember the days where “going out for a coffee” was a real treat? It was made more special if the cafe had the skill to whip the milk in such a way that they were able to make an Everest-like peak on their “Cap-oh-cheeeno”. Do you remember the days when we were willing to fork out our hard earned shekels for nearly anything that was made by the “Cap-oh-cheeeno” machine? Those days were awesome, but it’s probably more awesome now that those days are over.
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Dropping In to Third Wave Cafe
Port Melbourne is one of those strange Melbourne suburbs which café owners seem to have over looked for many years when hunting for that perfect location to produce amazing coffee. However it now seems to be growing into one of Melbourne’s hotspots for your daily caffeine hit.
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Simply A Maze'n Margaret River
In 1993, Russell and Cathy McNight decided to plant a hedge maze. So, as budding entrepreneurs, they got a stack of books and set off on a mission to transform their dream into reality. Now, fast forward 18 years to A Maze’n Margaret River. While owning and operating one of the fastest-growing tourist attractions in Margaret River, WA, may seem like an unlikely transition from their original backgrounds in sign writing and administration, Russell and Cathy have successfully created a friendly and accommodating park and cafe where they are eager to provide a darn good coffee and a darn good time.
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Mooba Launches New Ordering App
Mooba Espresso Bar + Cafe in Perth launched a new Smartphone ordering app today which it believes is the first of its kind in Australia.
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The New Generation of Synesso
The Synesso brand will soon reveal its new generation of espresso machines to the Australian market. As the May release date draws near, it seemes appropriate to not only take a look at how Synesso has transcended space and time to become the piece of technological art it is today, but also to spend a few minutes discussing some of the hot new features built into the brand’s new generation of machines.
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Giving Quality a Number
With massive growth in the number of coffees available for purchase, having the skill to discern and accurately articulate their value is quickly becoming very useful. As much as we love to get sucked into the inevitable quality debate, snapping up the best coffees requires us to get over our own personal subjectivity and force ourselves to start throwing down some definitive numbers.
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City Soul at Harry Joy’s Kitchen
Deep in Melbourne’s city laneways, nestled between high rise buildings, delicious aromas rise from Harry Joy’s Soul Kitchen. For those who are searching for the real Melbourne experience of city café life, you need look no further.
While Harry Joy’s stakes a claim in our city’s vibrant café scene, it also has a new edge in both its food and design. Owner Francis Placentino is already a successful café operator, and has poured his passion into creating this stylish, vintage-influenced café space. -
Sea Circus Charm
My first contact with the Sea Circus crew was a quick email with the message “to ring Charlie about a cafe in Bali.” The mention of Bali quickly piqued my interest, and I jumped on the phone. Expecting a male voice on the end of the line, I was a little surprised when Charlie actually turned out to be Charlotte! Originally from the UK, Charlie (think a curly-haired Kate Winslet) found her way to Bali via Australia, where she developed a passion for coffee after spending some time with our friends Nolan Hirte and the Proud Mary crew. Along with her business partner Josh Herdman (Hugh Jackman crossed with Chesty Bonds), Charlie decided that the Seminyak scene had an opening for an intimate, fun venue and the long, testing gestation of Sea Circus began!
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Why You Need a Barista Course
There tend to be two types of people in this world – those who openly admit that they could benefit from the excitement and vigour of a three and a half hour barista course, and of course, those who cannot. If you’ve identified with the first group, that’s great! Don’t waste your energy on another bad coffee; call your friendly Australian Barista Academy immediately for a list of the next available classes. However, if you’re thinking to yourself right now, “I already know how to make a damn good coffee at home,” then this article, my friend, is directed at you.
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Why to Charge More for a Single Origin
If you have been paying attention to trends within the specialty coffee industry, you would (or should) have noticed that there has been a growing interest by nearly everyone in Coffee-land especially consumers, in single origin or micro lot coffee. It’s hard to pin point which part of the industry is driving this trend, but in the end, the café is the coal face of this interest, sandwiched between roaster and customer. It is the café which is left shouldering the responsibility for making all these wonderful coffees accessible to the consumer.
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Unexpected Eats at Gypsey & Musquito
Finally, a café in the heart of the Bridge Road shopping district, that offers more than just your standard Bridge Road dishes. Owners Kirrily Stewart and Anna Ingle want to showcase an all-Australian menu using all-Australian produce at their first café venture, Gypsey & Musquito. Using Australian ingredients as much as possible in most of her cooking, Anna wants to bring the concept of using only local produce back into minds and the hearts of the Melbourne public.
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Coffee, Life, Zekka
I’ve always felt I could quite excel at being a lady of leisure – just ask my husband, he’ll tell you. Maybe that’s why I consider reviewing cafes to be one of the greatest perks of my job at 5 Senses Coffee. Therefore I suppose it should have come as no surprise that my first visit to Zekka left me with the feeling of utter joy and contentment. After all, it’s not often that one visit to a cafe can alter your current perspective on life.
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How to Spruce up your Super Auto
Here at 5 Senses, we get a lot of questions from folks wanting to know how to get a decent cup of coffee from their super automatic coffee machines. And when duty calls, we’ve got your back. Just let it be known that we are in no way condoning this machine – it will never give you the best result in the cup. Nevertheless, we do realise that it is the most convenient, hence popular, choice for work places servicing many staff and having numerous operators. So let’s take a look at how you can make the most out of your super automatic machine.
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Richard Chats to Mark Barnett from Synesso
Recently at the SCAA conference in Houston, Texas, Richard Muhl caught up with Mark Barnett, founder of Synesso, to talk about the birth of Synesso and the Next Generation Machine.
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Getting the Most from Filter Coffee
Following up on Ash’s ‘Super Automatic’ machine story, it’s clear that you can spend a lot of time and money buying a Super Auto, then playing with the settings to get a coffee that isn’t terrible, but it is much easier (and cheaper!) to get quality coffee using a filter.
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Next Stop, 30 Mill
There are some cafes you visit that just make you want to stay there all day, reading a book, soaking up the winter sun and, of course, drinking great coffee. If this sounds like somewhere you need to be, then head over to 30 Mill Café in Malvern.
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Last Day to Sign Up for Cafes!
Cafes, coffee roasters and restaurants across Australia will be counting their beans on Friday August 5th to raise money for local homelessness projects across Australia.
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A Great Plan Comes Together at Bench Espresso
Long time friend of Five Senses, Vanessa Moore, has realised her dream of building her very own cafe from the ground up and we couldn’t be more excited. As Ness is a perfectionist by nature, Bench is the result of lots of planning, attention to detail, experience and hard work. It’s undoubtedly a destination for all coffee lovers, as well as the perfect spot for the lucky ones working just east of the city.
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Meet Miss Marie
You know those weekend mornings, when you’re trying to shake off the stupor that is induced by the realization that your mind doesn’t need to be used for the next 48 hours? When you know that all you need is a dose of rich coffee straight into the bloodstream? Does the mere thought of the 40 minute trek into town to do laps for a car parking space, only to have to wait for a table bring a slight trembling to your legs? Well, cease your pitiful whimpering and shuffle your needy body into the latest suburban haven offering delicious food, freshly prepared coffee and a cosy atmosphere: Miss Marie.
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Using the Internet to Market Your Café
Gone are the days where it’s all about location, location, location. With the emergence of the internet as a promotional beast, every back alley cafe has the chance to become an industry icon. It’s certainly not a concept that’s new to Melbourne which has had thriving cafés tucked away in laneways for decades, but what may have been a decision made out of sheer necessity back in the day (due to rental costs) is now considered chic and unique.
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Coffee Context
Let’s face it, the trend in Perth is that cafes are investing more seriously in something consumers (yes, that’s you) have been demanding for years: better quality. Every time a coffee is returned because it’s “just not right”, a bad review is posted on-line or a full cup is left on the table, consumers unwittingly form part of the masses demanding a higher standard.
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Ciao Kim's Food Bar!
Kim’s Food Bar, located on the busy Napoleon Street strip in Cottesloe, has only been open three months, and already this little Italian restaurant has many distinguishing characteristics which are being celebrated by locals. Kim Gamble, owner of Kim’s Food Bar, is a well-known restaurateur in the Cottesloe area, and his latest restaurant, Kim’s Food Bar, is an intimate space that is building an identity as the new place to visit for top quality, seasonal ingredients with an emphasis on simplicity and specialisation.
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A Bit of History with St. Kilda Grocery Bar
Around four years ago, when Five Senses started out in Victoria, Grocery Bar owner John Leever was one our first clients. His business has grown. Today he seats as many customers outside as in, but the café retains its charm, relaxed vibe and friendly welcome. John is rightfully proud of this achievement and aims to develop Grocery Bar’s reputation as the place to soak up the delights of Fitzroy Street.
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New Baby Arrives at Epic Espresso
Some might think it is strange to be so excited about the arrival of a new coffee machine – it’s not as if we didn’t already have two great Synessos which have been very loyal and hard working. But when Five Senses suggested that we might want to have a play on the next generation Synesso Hydra — well, the love affair began.
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Get Together at Bivouac
Bivouac … The word is used in a literal sense to describe a temporary campsite used by adventurers and trekkers, and also in the military as a place to rest and recuperate. It is normal to share a bivouac with fellow travellers and to share food and water along with the shelter. The name Bivouac came about because we wanted a name that would represent what we’re all about; getting together in a warm and comfy place, sharing food and drinks and enjoying each other’s company.
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Iced CCD for summer!
When summer comes along and it’s hitting thirty plus outside, there’s nothing I can think of that’s worse than consuming a large amount of milk just to enjoy my brew. A piping hot long black just doesn’t cut it, and while I can enjoy a quick espresso, I’d still like something that’s refreshing, clean and filled with flavour.
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It’s More Than Just a Beverage at The Daily
Laurence Greenfield, owner of The Daily Espresso Bar in Swanbourne, wants to do more than get people to visit his café, he wants to get them involved in the journey of coffee — in every aspect from the story of the grower to the quality in the cup.
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Tropical Espresso Haven at Tosca
As you leave the plane in Cairns, you’re immediately struck by the fact that you’re somewhere tropical. Rolling hills surround the airport covered in verdant greenery and the trudge to the baggage carousel offers the first hints of heat and humidity. Years ago, we coffee lovers would be preparing ourselves for the first pangs of withdrawal as we hit Cairns, knowing that the last good espresso was hundreds of kilometers behind us and all we were likely to find was stiff mountainous peaks of milk froth wobbling atop a thin, astringent dribble of espresso…
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