Category Archives: Coffee

Vida e caffé Turns 10 Years Old.

It’s Vida’s ten year anniversary and their MD, Grant Dutton, is using the land mark to claim that Vida “delivers the highest quality coffee” and that their coffee is “consistently excellent”. He goes on to explain how they use “the best beans” and how Vida has become a landmark in daily life. While there is [...]

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Toffie Food Festival. 2011.

From veld food to secret home dinners, Toffie’s Food Festival is sure to become an event that we look forward to each year. Here’s how it all went down – with unexpected highlights and some disappointments.

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Club-Maté.

Club-Maté, the German drink made from South American tea, Maté, has recently been introduced to the South African market and has been doing pretty well. Club-Maté is available at Superette, The Power and The Glory, Yours Truly, The Loading Bay and Deluxe. ‘Club-Maté first infiltrated the hacker scene in Germany, where it was consumed at [...]

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Superella and PWHOA launch with Rosetta Roastery

‘Pop in for a cup of Rosetta coffee on Friday between 14:00 and 17:00 at CHURCH Gift Shop. Be the first to see the latest fashion collections by Johanneburg-based designer, Superella and PWHOA, by Richard De Jager.‘ For some local fashion design and a cup of the good stuff, head down to Church this afternoon [...]

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Wolves Cafe.

I have found pretty much the coolest little cafe Joburg has to offer, I think. I say I think as I haven’t really felt the need to venture beyond this safe place. Wolves offers good service, good music, good coffee and great food. Thanks Wolves. If you are in Joburg and need a place just [...]

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{Field Office}

So yesterday after much anticipation I decided it was time to go and pay a visit to {field office} a new cafe/communal office, it serves well as a coffee, lunch or work venue. For a cheap coffee, reasonable lunch, or simply some free wifi, {field office} is the place to be. For more information visit [...]

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Rosetta Roastery.

Rosetta Roastery is the most recent addition to Cape Town’s coffee industry. I am excited to see new roastery’s striving to produce top quality coffees, let’s hope Rosetta can achieve perfection in a cup. To learn more about Rosetta and what they are doing visit their site. Nice work.

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Update: Haasbroek.

Instant – Jacobs Krönung Double Flat White – Jardine Bakery Jaco Haasbroek has just started a very cool new project, documenting the coffee’s he drinks through illustration, here are the first two drawings of the series, additions are due soon. For more of Haasborek’s work have a look at his Flickr.

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Coffee + Cake. Wolves.

The coolest thing in Illovo, Joburg, came into being today. Well, officially tomorrow. Angie from lucky pony, her husband, Shane from Desmond and the Tutus and a friend of their’s, Greg, have opened a little coffee and cake shop, called Wolves. It looks awesome and next time I’m in Jozi I’m definitely checking it out.

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Coffee. Sydney. Clipper Cafe.

I have been exploring the depths of the earth, well… the depths of Australasia. Along my journey I have decided to enjoy the art, culture, music and coffee that is on offer. My first report back from Australia comes from Sydney. I discovered a quaint little cafe, situated on the fringes of suburbia, that serves [...]

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