Coffee- modern day gold
Let's face it coffee is our modern day GOLD! Enroll in a barista coffee course today to learn the secretive world of Baristas. From pulling perfect espresso shots to pouring amazing latte art there is something for everyone. For more information or to book a barista coffee course contact Marius. Phone: 0422201707 Email: marius@bluestonebarista.com.au Web: http://www.bluestonebarista.com.au
Barista coffee: Fair Trade eh?
We all love our regular coffee fix and i think it's time to tell you a little about the locations and conditions of many coffee growing farmers around the world. You may notice from the country of origin in most cases denotes a poor country. For example Kenya, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, Ethiopia and Costa Rica are some of the poorest →
Barista course sydney: coffee beans 2.3
Whenever I make a trip to Enmore to buy some coffee beans at Bravo Coffee the amount of choice on their blackboard makes a decision quite hard! So far I have described the Kenyan coffee blend a few weeks back and more recently a Tanzanian coffee. This week I chose an organic Papua New Guinea 'blue mountain' coffee bean. As always I return →
State of origin: Coffee for the blues?!
What a week. I have really missed my coffee. I have also missed a few other things in the name of being isolated on the Coral Coast. Poor me. Tonight is the second state of origin game and this blow up at the blues camp is the start of what I missed in the world of sport. My team in the NRL →
Sweet delicious coffee. I’m back!
Coffee coffee, where for art thou coffee!! So my first day back at work after a week in Fiji was expected to be hard. There is a very good reason it was quite the opposite: Coffee. That golden nectar which I hadn't had a decent cup of for 7 days. Oh how I missed my coffee! Phone: 0422201707 Email: marius@bluestonebarista.com.au Web: http://www.bluestonebarista.com.au
Coffee around the world: Fiji
Bula! So I've recently returned from Fiji where I spent the week lolling around in the sun, drinking Fiji Bitter and snorkeling. Fiji do some things pretty damn well. Coffee not so great. Luckily the coffee supplied with the breakfast buffet was of the drip percolator variety so i managed to down a couple of cups of thin black coffee tasting beverage to →
Coffee Celebrity 1.7
Our celebrity coffee tour has come to an end. We have just one more left for now. The lucky last celebrity coffee drinker is Wil Anderson. Wil is a comedian and former host/presenter of television show The Glass House on the ABC. I once saw him live at the Sydney International Comedy Festival, he is one funny guy. Coffee addiction: Soy Latte. →
Coffee Celebrity 1.6
Ok it's Saturday people and we are almost at the end of our celebrity coffee tour. Todays celebrity coffee drinker is Michael Moore. Why is Michael a celebrity? He is the man behind Sydney's Summit Restaurant. Located on the 47th floor of the Australia Square building in the CBD his restaurant is known for having an absolutely sublime view. AND it rotates! Coffee →
Coffee Celebrity 1.5
Fifth celebrity coffee drinker is Rene Rivkin. Rene was a bit of a celebrity due to his rather large cash pile. He was a well known stock broker in Sydney who was convicted of insider trading in 2003. Even though he only made a profit of $2,664.94 from the trade he was sentenced to 9 months periodic detention and banned for →
Coffee Celebrity 1.4
Number four on our one week celebrity coffee drinking tour is Kerry Chikarovski. Reason for being a celebrity? Kerry was state Liberal Leader in NSW from 1998 until 2002. Celebrity coffee drinking location: again we have 235 Macquarie Street, Sydney CBD. For those who don't know - Macquarie street in Sydney city is where the state parliament is. Also NSW Supreme Court and →
Coffee Celebrity 1.2
Celebrity coffee drinker number three is Julie McCrossin. Why is she a celebrity? Julie was a team captain on channel 10's Good News Week from 1996 - 2000. She is also well know as a gay rights activist. Story: Not much of a story to go with Julie. She was a quiet customer who i rarely spoke with. I found it very →
Coffee Celebrity 1.1
Next celebrity coffee drinker is Mary Gaudron, AC, QC. Why is she a celebrity? Mary was the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia. Location: 235 Macquarie Street Sydney CBD. Coffee addiction: Soy Latte (i think. It's been a long time since i made Mary a coffee.) Story: Mary was a keen smoker - her cigarette of choice was one of those →
Coffee Celebrity 1.0
It's celebrity week at Bluestone Barista. For the next seven days i will be posting about celebrities (B grade and below) who i have made coffee for over the years. There will be details on the coffee they drink (drank) and any quirky stories i might be able to recall. I'm going to do it chronologically as best i can. First cab off →
Coffee or Beer: Espresso Martini!
So we all love to drink coffee. The next time you are out on the town and need a drink which has a bit of a kick (NOT a vodka redbull) then why not try an espresso martini!? On searching around online for the ingredients i have found out a few things: 1: Make sure the bartender doesn't use gin! Even though martini's →
Coffee – bringing people together.
Coffee is the nectar of meetings and a get together. The days of a board room meeting with glasses of sparkling water and eerie silence are all but gone with the advent of the coffee shop pow wow. Not a day goes by when i don't see groups of colleagues ranging from 3 - 10+ meeting to discuss a work matter. We →
Barista Coffee Course: How many Doppio’s does it take?
How many Doppio's does it take to change a light bulb? Sorry, what i meant to say was: How many Doppio's does it take to send someone over the caffeine overdose edge?! A doppio is a double shot of espresso coffee. It's a fairly hefty hit of caffeine to take on board in a single go. There is no hot water diluting →
Coffee outsider
We've all seen the stories and heard the rumblings about smokers getting their "smoke o" breaks while non-smokers plug away at their desk. What about those who don't drink coffee? Let's face it- coffee and caffeine is addictive. So for those who like to drink a cup or three and pay their local cafe a visit for a fix that's around →
Why the Cafe in “Cafe Latte”
There is a wide variety of espresso coffee served in Cafes around Australia. Just as prices, individual Barista skill, coffee course and coffee brand can vary dramatically so to the menu of espresso coffee served can be different from cafe to cafe. Let's start with the staple coffees being produced en mass by Baristas around Australia which you should see on MOST →
Coffee on sunday
This morning as breakfast was being prepared by my wife - I made the usual Sunday morning beeline to my De Longhi espresso machine to make a couple of delicious coffees. Before powering up I remembered that we needed beans. I had enough for one doppio (double espresso) but not the two required to sate the coffee craving of myself AND →