Posted By Brigette Paterson :: Sunday, 31 August 2008
For the past month, the 5 Senses crew have been indulging in some particularly childish behaviour. A game of ‘You’re It’, an adaptation of Chasey, has been raging across the country.
Posted By Jennifer Murray :: Sunday, 31 August 2008
Stepping behind the bar in someone else’s café can be a bit daunting, even for someone with many years industry experience. In my role as Head Trainer for 5 Senses, café owners often invite me to put my skills into practice in their café, frequently during their peak ‘busy’ periods!
Posted By Richard Austin :: Saturday, 30 August 2008
When I first feasted my eyes on the state-of-the-art technology I would be using at Coffee Lab International, I knew I was in for a week of fun. In picturesque Burlington to attend a week-long roasting course, I was looking forward to meeting renowned coffee expert, Mané Alves.
Posted By Brigette Paterson :: Saturday, 30 August 2008
When you talk to John Todaro, owner of Bella Vista Espresso Bar, you get the impression that he was almost destined to open his own café. A first generation Italian from Melbourne, with a background in fashion and design, John has always been around good coffee.
Posted By Dean Gallagher :: Tuesday, 26 August 2008
In last month’s newsletter, I started a truly gripping tale (for at least for a few of you!) of our five day journey into the mountains of Bali, in search of a coffee that would lift us to new and sublime heavenly heights. My last story diarised the first two days of the trip; here I describe our last few days and, hopefully, whet your appetite for our new, highly anticipated coffee, which will reach our shores in the next couple of months.