The World Barista Championships gathers the best baristas from around the globe to compete on coffee’s biggest stage. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Championship is finally taking place in O...
View Full ArticleThe first thing you notice when you walk into Egg in the new Cavendish Mall annex in Cape Town is the Deluxe Coffee Bar greeting you. And this is necessary! A caffeine hit from a perfectly extracted e...
View Full ArticleMoses and Philip pictured here with Jono Robinson of Bean There Coffee Company, who features in their Episode on Direct Fair Trade Phillip Theletsane and Moses have been learning about specialt...
View Full ArticleOriginally published in Issue 35 of The Coffee Magazine You miss travelling? Food and coffee can take you where you wish to go… Words by Kamini Pather Foodie culture is an explor...
View Full ArticleOne of the important decisions we made about this year's CCW was that we wanted to make it available to everyone. Through the YouTube feed we were able to share the knowledge and through the Exper...
View Full ArticleTo celebrate the Launch of KeepCup in South Africa, the team from Tipto gifted each of the Creative Coffee Week attendees a beautiful KeepCup. What's so special about a KeepCup? Well, ...
View Full ArticleIt’s been a banner year and a half for this Johannesburg coffee institution. With ‘Fresh to Death’ as their mantra, you know you’re going to get the goods from the ambiti...
View Full ArticleThe Set Up Colour is an important part of how we experience the world and we are always trying to come up with ways to inspire you to try new coffees and pay more for quality. We enlisted the help ...
View Full ArticleExploring the wonderful world of honey Words by Mel Winter We came around the corner with a gathered trail of children from the tour around the training facility. We could hear the noise from ...
View Full ArticleWe were so thrilled when this year, we received an entry to A Shot in the Dark from Eswatini! Grant Johl was so enthusiastic about the project and unfortunately civil unrest in the country meant that ...
View Full ArticleBig Bay, Cape Town. An iconic view and a new coffee company to get your tastebuds into: Welcome to the jungle, Big Bay Beach Brew! If anyone has ever been up the beautiful West Coast, you get t...
View Full ArticleHELP! What’s happening to my beans? There seems to be a massive misconception between tipping, scorching, blowing, and burning.. Part of the problem is there is no naming convention - doe...
View Full ArticleThis Women's day we pay tribute to the wonderful women in our lives as we celebrate and cherish everything they are to us. This publication would not exist if it were not for one very special woma...
View Full ArticleToday the TOP 10 Roasters in the 2021 A Shot in the Dark roasting competition were announced, and we are so thrilled that not just one, but TWO of our TOP 10 are in this month's Discover Great Cof...
View Full ArticleMervyn Gers Ceramics, internationally renowned for their one-of-a-kind ceramic pieces and handmade dinnerware, remains on the cutting edge of art and design in their latest collaboration wit...
View Full ArticleOut now! Issue #36, Winter 2021 - "The Excellence Edition" This issue is an emotional one. Celebrating perseverance, dedication & respect, we take an in-depth look at what it t...
View Full ArticleThis is an incredibly insightful piece on how to successfully grow your business, relevant not just to the coffee world, but for the life of the entrepreneur in general! Thank you Neil for your time i...
View Full ArticleImage by Dan Carter on Siki's Instagram, give them a follow to keep up to date with how this story unfolds. Supporting the dreamers and the mavericks in this industry is something that...
View Full ArticleMoving on Up These mobile coffee gurus are bringing the coffee to you, wherever you are. Words By Winston Thomas Even as the weather makes us want to bundle up inside, the outdoors are callin...
View Full ArticleWe've long been fans of the work the I Love Coffee team do for the deaf community in Cape Town. And the team from ThisLife Online are fans too it seems! Great little video exploring their wonderfu...
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