Coffee
Eat cake and carry on at Melbourne’s 40 best cafes of 2023
Cavernous or cosy, hole-in-the-wall or hybrid wine bar, the best cafes are reliable, welcoming and always cheery.
- Larissa Dubecki and Dani Valent
Coffee, tea, onigiri? The Sydney cafe isn’t what it used to be (plus 20 that are acing it right now)
Just about anything can identify as a cafe these days, from a bakery with two stools to an art gallery or a showcase for heritage and invention.
- Jill Dupleix
Eat cake and carry on at 20 of Sydney’s best cafes for 2023
Cafes have evolved from a place to grab a caffeine hit to a home away from home, a meeting room or an off-site kitchen. Here are some of this year’s best.
- Jill Dupleix and Bianca Hrovat
Why everything you thought you knew about making coffee at home is wrong (and how to make it right)
Should you keep coffee in the fridge? Should you keep your espresso machine on? Jill Dupleix sorts out the coffee facts from fiction.
- Jill Dupleix
Is your morning cup of coffee doing you more harm than good?
Calories from your morning coffee don’t count, right? Well, maybe they do – especially if you’re starting the day with a jumbo latte. Here’s how to enjoy your morning caffeine fix while also looking after your health.
- Susie Burrell
Brewing on a budget: Is it time to try instant coffee again?
The next generation of instant coffee offers a far more sophisticated experience while still costing as little as 70¢ per cup.
- Bianca Hrovat
Best food on ground: what you’ll be eating (and paying) at the AFL this year
With the MCG adding artisan coffee and well-known restaurants to the game-day experience, what is Marvel doing to keep up?
- Emma Breheny
What it takes to be the world's best barista
Melbourne's Anthony Douglas reveals the seven years of preparation behind his world title success.
- Peter Barrett
World barista champion's essential tips for making perfect espresso coffee at home
Victorian Anthony Douglas was recently crowned the 2022 World Barista Champion. He shares his guide to pouring a world-class shot of coffee.
- Peter Barrett
Melburnian crowned World Barista Champion at 2022 World Coffee Championships
Axil Coffee Roasters' Anthony Douglas, was crowned the 2022 World Barista Champion at the prestigious World Coffee Championships.
- Peter Barrett