Giveaway with okja: There will be 3 lucky winners! - <p>Bringing smiles to dials is the okja mission and when I first saw their packaging I could not help but crack a big grin. They do an excellent job of making their products look so delicious! Whoev...</p>

Giveaway with okja: There will be 3 lucky winners!

Bringing smiles to dials is the okja mission and when I first saw their packaging I could not help but crack a big grin. They do an excellent job of making their products look so delicious! Whoev...

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Cafe Focus: Village, Howick - <p>Village at Yard 41

Ag man, it was just so lovely to sit and have a coffee with Dylan Botha at his spot, Village at Yard 41 in Howick. Dyl has been around the Durban coffee scene for about as long a...</p>

Cafe Focus: Village, Howick

Village at Yard 41 Ag man, it was just so lovely to sit and have a coffee with Dylan Botha at his spot, Village at Yard 41 in Howick. Dyl has been around the Durban coffee scene for about as long a...

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Will coffee be the secret to success for a football team with a crazy coffee culture? - <p>

It's difficult to separate the FIFA World Cup from the controversy that always follows it, but when the whistle goes, I know I will still be watching. I'm a sucker for the intensity of spo...</p>

Will coffee be the secret to success for a football team with a crazy coffee culture?

It's difficult to separate the FIFA World Cup from the controversy that always follows it, but when the whistle goes, I know I will still be watching. I'm a sucker for the intensity of spo...

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Cafe Focus: Baard&Co, Durbanville - <p>We chatted to Ronel and Louis de Jager of Baard&Co, a stunning cafe in Durbanville that celebrates coffee and bread and does it with incredible style! These breads are truly art you can eat! And a...</p>

Cafe Focus: Baard&Co, Durbanville

We chatted to Ronel and Louis de Jager of Baard&Co, a stunning cafe in Durbanville that celebrates coffee and bread and does it with incredible style! These breads are truly art you can eat! And a...

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And now for something completely different: A lesson in Pinotage from KWV winemaker - <p>Sometimes being on a lot of PR mailing lists can bear unexpected fruits. The fruit in this case is grapes. But not just any grapes, we were treated to a lesson from KWV winemaker Izele van Blerk ...</p>

And now for something completely different: A lesson in Pinotage from KWV winemaker

Sometimes being on a lot of PR mailing lists can bear unexpected fruits. The fruit in this case is grapes. But not just any grapes, we were treated to a lesson from KWV winemaker Izele van Blerk ...

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Congratulations to Phuti Mmotla who just became the Starbucks EMEA Champion!!!! - <p>Wow!

What an incredible win for South African Starbucks Barista Champ Phuti Mmotla!



Each year Starbucks EMEA runs its internal Barista Championship and gives the National Winners the chance ...</p>

Congratulations to Phuti Mmotla who just became the Starbucks EMEA Champion!!!!

Wow! What an incredible win for South African Starbucks Barista Champ Phuti Mmotla! Each year Starbucks EMEA runs its internal Barista Championship and gives the National Winners the chance ...

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Win with the Launch of Red Espresso's Home Compostable BiobasedCapsule range - <p>

What we love about events like Creative Coffee Week, is that we always learn something new! This past year we had a whole focus on capsules. The convenience of this method is just too great for th...</p>

Win with the Launch of Red Espresso's Home Compostable BiobasedCapsule range

What we love about events like Creative Coffee Week, is that we always learn something new! This past year we had a whole focus on capsules. The convenience of this method is just too great for th...

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Sbu Nkolothi, the man behind CoffeeLAB, Ballito - <p>

“For me, the formula behind incredible coffee is people and the relationships built. It’s been such an amazing experience, I’ve learned a lot,” says Sibusiso Nkolothi, owne...</p>

Sbu Nkolothi, the man behind CoffeeLAB, Ballito

“For me, the formula behind incredible coffee is people and the relationships built. It’s been such an amazing experience, I’ve learned a lot,” says Sibusiso Nkolothi, owne...

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Against the Grain with Dr Zameer Brey - <p>Location: Against the Grain

102 Wale Street, Cape Town


I have waited far too long to visit this wonderful Bo-Kaap cafe in the Cape Town CBD so when Dr Zameer Brey, founder of the Cape Coffee C...</p>

Against the Grain with Dr Zameer Brey

Location: Against the Grain 102 Wale Street, Cape Town I have waited far too long to visit this wonderful Bo-Kaap cafe in the Cape Town CBD so when Dr Zameer Brey, founder of the Cape Coffee C...

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Cafe Focus: Kole&Deeg - <p>Tulbagh is a beautiful valley in the Swartland mountains in the Western Cape. It has some spectacular wine destinations, the olive farm and tasting is well worth the visit, but up until very recently,...</p>

Cafe Focus: Kole&Deeg

Tulbagh is a beautiful valley in the Swartland mountains in the Western Cape. It has some spectacular wine destinations, the olive farm and tasting is well worth the visit, but up until very recently,...

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Random Roadside Coffee off the beaten track - <p>Oh how I love to stumble upon an entrepreneurial coffee gem.

Hello Morale Coffee To Go, located on the busy road between Hermon and Wellington the Western Cape.



Now you can't miss it fro...</p>

Random Roadside Coffee off the beaten track

Oh how I love to stumble upon an entrepreneurial coffee gem. Hello Morale Coffee To Go, located on the busy road between Hermon and Wellington the Western Cape. Now you can't miss it fro...

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Hanging out in a HAMI! - <p>Coffee is a lifestyle. This simple philosophy has opened up to so many exciting coffee adventures for us over the years, and for every adventure - new coffee related gear!

So I was really stoked wh...</p>

Hanging out in a HAMI!

Coffee is a lifestyle. This simple philosophy has opened up to so many exciting coffee adventures for us over the years, and for every adventure - new coffee related gear! So I was really stoked wh...

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New DGC Box: A Shot in the Dark Top 10 Edition - <p>
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The World Barista Champion 2022 is an Australian crowned in Melbourne, Australia. Congrats Anthony Douglas! - <p>Congratulations to Anthony Douglas representing Axil Roasters and Australia!

He is the new World Barista Champion! Tensions were high as the conclusion of the World Coffee Championships held at Mel...</p>

The World Barista Champion 2022 is an Australian crowned in Melbourne, Australia. Congrats Anthony Douglas!

Congratulations to Anthony Douglas representing Axil Roasters and Australia! He is the new World Barista Champion! Tensions were high as the conclusion of the World Coffee Championships held at Mel...

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17th in the World: Watch Winston Thomas do South Africa proud - <p>

Our hearts were pumping as we watched the the announcements of the Semi-Finalists on Wednesday, as ever more spots were filled by wonderful baristas from around the world. It was not to be for Win...</p>

17th in the World: Watch Winston Thomas do South Africa proud

Our hearts were pumping as we watched the the announcements of the Semi-Finalists on Wednesday, as ever more spots were filled by wonderful baristas from around the world. It was not to be for Win...

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A Village to Remember: The Coffee of Gesha - <p>Follow the trip of a lifetime with Winston Thomas, three-time SA Barista Champion, as he travels to the famed Gesha Village coffee farm, where the now globally acclaimed Gesha/Geisha coffee varietal o...</p>

A Village to Remember: The Coffee of Gesha

Follow the trip of a lifetime with Winston Thomas, three-time SA Barista Champion, as he travels to the famed Gesha Village coffee farm, where the now globally acclaimed Gesha/Geisha coffee varietal o...

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Everyone's Invited: Issue 41, Spring Edition - 10 Year Anniversary - <p>



Lots of people I know have pretty extensive future plans. Anyone who knows me, knows that generally ‘big picture’ thinking tends to send me down an anxiety spiral. Iain would call ...</p>

Everyone's Invited: Issue 41, Spring Edition - 10 Year Anniversary

Lots of people I know have pretty extensive future plans. Anyone who knows me, knows that generally ‘big picture’ thinking tends to send me down an anxiety spiral. Iain would call ...

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Good Luck Winston Thomas! Catch up two weeks away from the World Barista Champs - <p>

We had the opportunity to catch up with Mr Winston Thomas, current South African barista Champion who will (finally!) be representing South Africa on the World Barista Championship stage after he ...</p>

Good Luck Winston Thomas! Catch up two weeks away from the World Barista Champs

We had the opportunity to catch up with Mr Winston Thomas, current South African barista Champion who will (finally!) be representing South Africa on the World Barista Championship stage after he ...

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Win one of three start up Home Cafe kits - <p>

In the spirit of spring time and trying new things, we're giving away 3 kits to inspire you to make better coffee at home.

The kit includes, 6 x 250g coffee beans, a latte art tool, a BWT M...</p>

Win one of three start up Home Cafe kits

In the spirit of spring time and trying new things, we're giving away 3 kits to inspire you to make better coffee at home. The kit includes, 6 x 250g coffee beans, a latte art tool, a BWT M...

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Child at heart fan builds Lego espresso machine. It's so cute!!! - <p>

There are some incredible coffee super fans out there! One of them who goes only by the moniker, Coffee Brick, has taken it upon himself to build a La Marzocco Linea Mini, mini with Lego! 

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Child at heart fan builds Lego espresso machine. It's so cute!!!

There are some incredible coffee super fans out there! One of them who goes only by the moniker, Coffee Brick, has taken it upon himself to build a La Marzocco Linea Mini, mini with Lego!  ...

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