When you’ve been working in hospitality for 35 years, there comes a time to settle. Having run many businesses from cafes, to espresso bars, to restaurants to fine diners, in 2015, George Choutis opened Roastville, the spot that would allow him to stay in one place for the foreseeable future.
Read morePrimary Coffee Roasters
Dan Kim has worked in cafes all his life but it wasn’t until four years ago that he was able to commit wholeheartedly to a single thing; coffee. Having previous co-owned Heritage Coffee Brewers in Summer Hill, it was the birth of his daughter Ava that led to Kim to exclusively focus on coffee in his next outing, Primary Coffee Roasters.
Read moreSt Dreux Coffee Roasters
In a newly created laneway between Clarence and Barrack streets in Sydney’s CBD, St Dreux Coffee Roasters are counselling the rest of the coffee industry that what customers want and what the industry is offering are not always one and the same.
Read moreThe Grounds Roastery
Announced on Monday morning, The Grounds will be opening a coffee-focused venue in Eveleigh South in mid to late 2020. Perhaps unfairly maligned for the hordes of Instagram-focused customers, The Grounds is now signaling its intentions to be a driving force in Sydney coffee, bringing its in-house ethos to all things coffee.
Read moreHumm Coffee Roasters
Located just up the road from the workaday hustle and bustle of North Sydney’s CBD, Humm Coffee Roasters are taking control of their coffee, and inviting you to do so as well.
Read moreGrace & Taylor
Taking a passion from a side-project to a full-time job will always involve a learning process, and that is what Matt Troughton’s journey with coffee has been. After upping sticks from Brisbane to New Zealand, Troughton became enraptured by the lives of baristas he saw while taking care of his newborn.
Read moreMatthew Lewin: World Barista Championship Routine
In early April, Backyard Opera had the privilege of sitting in on Australian Barista Champion Matthew Lewin’s routine as he prepared to compete in the World Barista Championships in Boston. Yesterday, Lewin advanced to the semi-finals of the World Barista Championships.
Read moreMarket Lane: Connecting to Place
Melbourne café and roaster Market Lane Coffee has always had its focus on the ground on which it stands. First founded in Prahran Market and now with eight locations across inner Melbourne, each one is close to director of Market Lane, Jason Scheltus’s heart.
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