Barista

Want to make the perfect cup of Turkish coffee? You’ve come to the right place. I’m here to tell you exactly what you need to...

Hanna Teramoto, the 2014 New Zealand Barista Champion, is not just an incredible barista. She’s a career-changing, expat, female barista champion in a male-dominated coffee...

When it comes to coffee, a lot of things are subjective. One thing that is not, however, is espresso machine maintenance. Keeping that machine running...

Making a recommendation is one of the hardest and most important things about being an excellent barista. We’re not just order takers. We’re order-creators, even...

Coffee cocktails: What’s not to love? Well, unless your coffee cocktail is just coffee plus syrup, of course. In that case, my condolences to you....

For those who often live out of a suitcase, whether through choice or business, that perfect cup of coffee is often out of reach. You...

When I was a kid, I wanted to be just like Batman. I mean, didn’t we all? Yet unlike other 10-year-olds, it wasn’t his rippling...

Whether you make espresso at home or in a café, dosing can give you multiple headaches. The Espresso Corp’s ‘Coffee Catcha’ is designed to help...

We’d all love a high-end machine, but for most coffee aficionados, it’s only a dream. How many of us can afford a Strada, after all?...

A coppery-coloured espresso suspended over a transparent, bubbly bed of tonic water—it’s easy to see the appeal. Stumptown Coffee, one of the pioneers of the...

We all want to be the best barista possible. The question is, how do we do that? Is it a case of the longer you...

With all the excitement that takes place when new grinders reach the market, specialty coffee’s previous poster child—pressure profiling—seems to have been forgotten. However, with...

Kalita Who? The Wave is another offering from Kalita Co., the family-owned Japanese company which has been making coffee equipment since the 1950s. The Wave’s...

Imagine this for a moment: Someone hands you a glass of clear water. You lift it to take a sip, but as your nose hovers...

I have a confession to make: I HATE using filter paper. It clogs frustratingly fast, it’s expensive, it’s a single-use item, and half the time...

Jervis, one of La Floresta’s many trendy cafes La Floresta is Quito’s version of your favourite only-locals-know-about-it neighbourhood: a combination of trendy restaurants and Quiteño...