We interrupt normal transmission for a special review. There are few things that can substitute for a really good coffee but in Malaysia and in some parts of Singapore the Indians and Malays have perfected a form of tea called teh tehrik. The literal translation means ‘pulled tea’. The name is given to the technique […]

The Book Kitchen sits at the bottom of Devonshire Street and on the corner of Bourke Street, but only a couple minutes walk from the action on Crown St Surry Hills. With its pastel yellows and iron grilled windows, The Book kitchen has a decidedly rustic look to it and on a spring afternoon it’s […]

I turn into Fresh and Simple with a touch of trepidation. My initial thoughts when I heard of a cafe on Annangrove Road was perhaps of a little farm style hut of a cafe. Fresh and Simple instead is housed in an industrial block. The cafe is a relative oasis compared to the concrete and […]

Homebush has gone through a renaissance of sorts since the 2000 Olympics. Once a the heart of suburbia, Homebush can almost be classified as inner city now as the Sydney sprawl extends 50km in every direction. With that classification, new apartment blocks are reaching skywards, new shopping centers are springing up and now a brand […]

After a morning spent at the Orange Grove organic markets the hunger pangs are kicking in, and my grumpiness meter from lack of caffeine is steadily rising. Luckily, Revolver on Annandale Street is not too far away. The Saturday lunch crowd mill around the front door, and as we walk up, we see the dreaded […]

On a wintery afternoon I venture out to the Northern Beaches to escape the cold and search out a good coffee. Unfortunately my first choice closed its doors at 2pm. I, along with the half dozen or so people who walk by the cafe hoping for a coffee are disappointed. Luckily just up the road […]

Tucked within the larger Earth Store which sells organic produce, is a little cafe, which serves a really good drop of coffee. My first encounter with the folks at the Earth Food Store, was on a Friday evening, when baristas at Bondi Beach were wiping down their coffee machines, waitresses were washing coffee cups. I […]

I sit at Sugarbean Cafe on Hunter St in the city resisting the allure of the aromas of Malaysia wafting in from Malay-Chinese next door. I am here after all, to try the coffee of Sugarbean Cafe. Sugarbean Cafe has an energy about itself as I hear the sizzles off the grill, the frizzle of […]

On a Saturday morning the most happening place on Majors Bay road in Concord is Espresso Organica. A table is hard to come by as wait staff rush around with espressos, cappuccinos and plates filled with eggs, bacon and toast. Espresso Organica is lined with hessian bags from Costa Rica and El Salvador and Indonesia […]

When one thinks of food and Surry Hills an image of Crown Street is conjured up. That’s not always the case though with some great dining experiences such as Longrain and now Le Monde which is located at the lower end of Foveaux Street. The cafe is right next to a Gogas petrol station but […]