Montea’s at the goldsburough, pyrmont
Voodoo espresso. More of a sandwich shop or corner store than a café, there’s a choice of indoor or outdoor seating. A good range of sandwich fillings are on offer, along with a generous wedge of banana bread for the sweet tooth.
Coffee - there’s no [...]
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The coffee dealer, circular quay
Vittoria coffee. Don’t let the signage fool you, they’re selling vittoria, not café aurora at this hive of coffee activity. Despite its size, it has six staff: three just on coffee, and they’re doing a roaring trade.
Coffee - a decaf latte - is ready [...]
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Crema Espresso Bar, Port Macquarie
Peak Espresso. Seated in the base of Rydges Port Macquarie, there’s a great view over the water, and a cool breeze drifting across the outdoor seating.
The large coffees are delivered with a mini almond bread, and are smooth, and easy drinking. A great spot to [...]
Goldenbean66, sydney
Morgan’s handcrafted coffee. Situated in the sydney masonic centre, there’s a lot of natural light, since there’s 18 foot high ceilings, with glass walls. Staff are friendly and courteous, and there’s a huge range of breakfast choices.
Coffee is good; despite an overly thick head, it’s a sweet, complex [...]
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[Pour Quality] Seriously detailed espresso machine review: Makin Espresso’s Maver Marte - all that is missing is the photo and how to buy link.
It’s been a good break, and I’m even feeling ready to get back into the swing of my normal routine again. Today will be my first day in the office after two weeks of leave, and I’ve largely managed to stay away from work for that whole period of time.
The first four days of holidays [...]
The refined grind café, Carlton
Primo caffe coffee. Situated in what was once the ghost town part of carlton, but now seems to be growing again. Modern australian in its décor, a coupld of outdoor plang break up the more sterile marble tiles anx wooden furniture. Its food is not [...]
Oakvale café, pokolbin
Piazza d’oro coffee. Not every winery in the hunter valley has a café attached, but oakvale has “espresso” written on its gates, so we decided to call in.
The background noise is a mix of radio and cellar door wine spiel; a range of reasonably priced food [...]
Wine country café, pokolbin.
Peaberrys gourmet coffee. Adjacent to the wine country information centre, this is a place to recharge - if you need it - after the drive up to the hunter valley. As you’d expect, the place is crowded with gourmet food choices, and has [...]
Caffe saccaria, surfers paradise.
Caffe saccaria coffee. Though it’s been open for only six weeks, owner / barista Susan has had favourable comments from a range of people, even from overseas - just check her vistor’s book! It’s a clean, modern looking place, with a welcoming vibe to it; you [...]
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Book: The Dawkins Delusion?
Having read Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion earlier in the year, I was interested to see what (Christian) Oxford Academic Alistair McGrath had to say about the work. This short book - 65 pages of main body, with another dozen or so of footnotes - is courteous in tone, but quite academic [...]
Michael Clayton
A George Clooney vehicle in the vein of many Grisham films: it’s about the law, and yet, the law is really a backdrop to what is going on. Requires a certain level of concentration - some of the most important information about the title character is only mentioned in dialogue, and that early in [...]
Death at a Funeral
Another British comedy in the vein of Love Actually or, well, Confetti, if you’ve seen either. A slow start - there are a host of characters to introduce - with consistent laughter throughout. Works well as a comedy, though its plot resolution is tied to some character development that just didn’t click [...]