One of the people I met at Sydney coffee mornings, Joseph, writes about the problems with cafe / venue websites: style over substance. Website design is far from a cafe’s core business, and so it’s easy to be seduced by flashiness: trying to be cinematic in what you’re doing. This gets in the way of …
Category Archives: coffee-life
background music in cafes
I was thinking about background music in stores this week as I made my way in to work, and after tweeting about it, found that I’m not the only one who is curious, so I thought I’d put together a little more information on the subject. When I first walk into a new cafe, part …
Beanhunter – Kafenio
Beanhunter – Kafenio – are using (with permission) a photo I took to illustrate a cafe review. Another cafe review format, and more to learn on how to talk about cafes.
who’s doing it better? Crema Magazine
Part of the 31-DBBB challenge that I’m slowly working through is to review another blog in your niche. Given the broad range of topics that I cover here, there isn’t really a blog that’s in my niche, but I thought I’d shine a little spotlight over to one site that I think does cafe reviews …
what happens when an espresso is made
[crema magazine] Beautiful description of the espresso preparation process.
a unique take on iced coffee
Normally, iced coffee is a very sugary affair, and ends up with a lot of ice cream and whipped cream and such. Not so with this method of making iced coffee.
Laptop friendly cafes
Laptopfriendlycafes.com – Sydney.
Coffee preparation – vacuum brewing
Abstract Gourmet: Vacuum Brewing with the Cona
Slate: coffeehouse nightmare
Slate Magazine: Coffeehouse nightmare – for anyone who’s ever dreamed of running their own cafe.
Water and Espresso Coffee
[Crema Magazine] Water and Espresso Coffee – how water hardness in particular contributes to the taste of coffee, and what impact that will have on your coffee machine.