Happy 2022! Let's do this! - <p>2022 is going to be EPIC

We’re a bit tired of managing our expectations based on pandemic related challenges, so we’re bringing the optimism and making ALL the plans! It’s better to try and f...</p>

Happy 2022! Let's do this!

2022 is going to be EPIC We’re a bit tired of managing our expectations based on pandemic related challenges, so we’re bringing the optimism and making ALL the plans! It’s better to try and f...

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Participate in our Coffee Poll - <p>Well done to Sandile Shongwe who wins the prize!



Hi folks!

Mel and I were wondering what you guys wanted to get out of this brand spanking New Year known as 2022! 

So what better way...</p>

Participate in our Coffee Poll

Well done to Sandile Shongwe who wins the prize! Hi folks! Mel and I were wondering what you guys wanted to get out of this brand spanking New Year known as 2022!  So what better way...

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New Kid on the Block: Gatvol Coffee - <p>

"Are you Gatvol?!"

This is the question asked on arrival at Gatvol Coffee, a funky, converted old VW that is home to a tiny cafe. And the playful, fun, hospitality-forward experi...</p>

New Kid on the Block: Gatvol Coffee

"Are you Gatvol?!" This is the question asked on arrival at Gatvol Coffee, a funky, converted old VW that is home to a tiny cafe. And the playful, fun, hospitality-forward experi...

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Melt in your Mouth: An exploration of Chocolate - <p>I don't know if any of you are also MasterChef fans, but there was recently an episode on chocolate and it got me thinking about this great article we published in Issue 35. I learned so much!

...</p>

Melt in your Mouth: An exploration of Chocolate

I don't know if any of you are also MasterChef fans, but there was recently an episode on chocolate and it got me thinking about this great article we published in Issue 35. I learned so much! ...

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A Tale of Two Coffee Cities: Interview with Shinsaku 'Samurai Shin' Fukayama - <p>A Tale of Two Coffee Cities

One on the cutting edge of the culture and one in its infancy, both with a lot to offer.

We talk to Shinsaku Fukayama also know as ‘Samurai Shin’, a name ...</p>

A Tale of Two Coffee Cities: Interview with Shinsaku 'Samurai Shin' Fukayama

A Tale of Two Coffee Cities One on the cutting edge of the culture and one in its infancy, both with a lot to offer. We talk to Shinsaku Fukayama also know as ‘Samurai Shin’, a name ...

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED: #12daysofcoffeechristmas2021 - <p>

Congratulations to all the lucky winners and thank you to everyone who entered over the last two weeks. One of our favourite parts of running this competition on social media is hearing all your c...</p>

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: #12daysofcoffeechristmas2021

Congratulations to all the lucky winners and thank you to everyone who entered over the last two weeks. One of our favourite parts of running this competition on social media is hearing all your c...

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Thank you for your support of the Barn Owl team! They are making it count. - <p>We popped into The Barn Owl over the festive season to give some hugs and support the team with our patronage after the tragedy that they experienced just before Christmas.

Chatting to Ryan he said...</p>

Thank you for your support of the Barn Owl team! They are making it count.

We popped into The Barn Owl over the festive season to give some hugs and support the team with our patronage after the tragedy that they experienced just before Christmas. Chatting to Ryan he said...

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Summer Edition. Issue 38. It's time to celebrate! - <p>

The small things matter. Even more so these days.

It is more difficult than ever to look up and take stock of the moments. We are all trying to get back what we’ve lost. To start somethin...</p>

Summer Edition. Issue 38. It's time to celebrate!

The small things matter. Even more so these days. It is more difficult than ever to look up and take stock of the moments. We are all trying to get back what we’ve lost. To start somethin...

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Donate to help the Barn Owl Coffee Team through tragedy - <p>We were incredibly saddened to hear of the horrific motor accident that has ripped through the Barn Owl team and we send all our love and condolences to all those affected. Unimaginable. This team bri...</p>

Donate to help the Barn Owl Coffee Team through tragedy

We were incredibly saddened to hear of the horrific motor accident that has ripped through the Barn Owl team and we send all our love and condolences to all those affected. Unimaginable. This team bri...

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La Marzocco South Africa launches in Johannesburg - <p>Johannesburg, South Africa joins an illustrious list of official La Marzocco True Artisan spaces.

Add Johannesburg to this list!

The official launch of the state-of-the-art showroom took place l...</p>

La Marzocco South Africa launches in Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa joins an illustrious list of official La Marzocco True Artisan spaces. Add Johannesburg to this list! The official launch of the state-of-the-art showroom took place l...

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Coffee vs Wine: Why the Student must become the Master - <p>

Words by Jono Le Feuvre (@han_drinks_solo)




In 1974, in an issue of the Tea & Coffee journal, journalist Erna Knutzen formally defined a term that would change the face of coffee ...</p>

Coffee vs Wine: Why the Student must become the Master

Words by Jono Le Feuvre (@han_drinks_solo) In 1974, in an issue of the Tea & Coffee journal, journalist Erna Knutzen formally defined a term that would change the face of coffee ...

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Creativity on a Cup! A competition to celebrate young designers - <p>The wonderful initiative to support student designers from Wild Bean Café,  Design-A-Cup, is in its third year and the results are always fun to see!



The prize money is a huge ...</p>

Creativity on a Cup! A competition to celebrate young designers

The wonderful initiative to support student designers from Wild Bean Café,  Design-A-Cup, is in its third year and the results are always fun to see! The prize money is a huge ...

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Meet the team from Foakes Coffee & Bakery! - <p>We met Happy many years ago at the Oakes Brew House in Modderfontein, so when they got in touch to tell us about the new (well, since 2019 already!) location of their roastery and bakery, Foakes, we w...</p>

Meet the team from Foakes Coffee & Bakery!

We met Happy many years ago at the Oakes Brew House in Modderfontein, so when they got in touch to tell us about the new (well, since 2019 already!) location of their roastery and bakery, Foakes, we w...

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Thinking of opening a Coffee Shop? - <p>

It’s obvious that you love coffee. Enough to possibly funnel a great deal of money into building your own coffee business? The first question you must ask yourself is if you are in the ...</p>

Thinking of opening a Coffee Shop?

It’s obvious that you love coffee. Enough to possibly funnel a great deal of money into building your own coffee business? The first question you must ask yourself is if you are in the ...

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Cafe Focus: Doubleshot Coffee&Tea - Rosebank - <p>Doubleshot is an institution in downtown Joburg, and we have had many great coffee experiences at the Braamfontein shop over the past 9 years! So we were excited to hear that there was a watershed of ...</p>

Cafe Focus: Doubleshot Coffee&Tea - Rosebank

Doubleshot is an institution in downtown Joburg, and we have had many great coffee experiences at the Braamfontein shop over the past 9 years! So we were excited to hear that there was a watershed of ...

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An interview with Glen Biderman-Pam - <p>Get to know the man behind a lot of the funny advertising content you've seen recently (Think Checkers, Kreepy Krauly), his Instagram alter-ego Xander, and Rael on Tali's Diaries Gle...</p>

An interview with Glen Biderman-Pam

Get to know the man behind a lot of the funny advertising content you've seen recently (Think Checkers, Kreepy Krauly), his Instagram alter-ego Xander, and Rael on Tali's Diaries Gle...

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World Coffee Championships 2021 - The Barista Championships, Cup Tasters and Brewers Cup all took place in Italy this past week.

World Coffee Championships 2021

The Barista Championships, Cup Tasters and Brewers Cup all took place in Italy this past week.View Full Article

A first for Africa on the World Coffee stage: Congratulations Martin Shabaya! - <p>Our other favourite moments of the World Coffee Competitions 2021 was watching Martin Shabaya of Kenya do Africa proud and become the first African Champion to place in the Finals of the World Ba...</p>

A first for Africa on the World Coffee stage: Congratulations Martin Shabaya!

Our other favourite moments of the World Coffee Competitions 2021 was watching Martin Shabaya of Kenya do Africa proud and become the first African Champion to place in the Finals of the World Ba...

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Issue 37: Spring Edition 2021 - <p>Issue 37 is a triumphant return to a way of life we've been dreaming about and what better way to do so than a bit of travel wanderlust.



The De Wet dynamic duo, Rechia and Dennis, have...</p>

Issue 37: Spring Edition 2021

Issue 37 is a triumphant return to a way of life we've been dreaming about and what better way to do so than a bit of travel wanderlust. The De Wet dynamic duo, Rechia and Dennis, have...

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Cafe Focus: The Coffee Guy - Noordhoek - <p>Once you get to Noordhoek, after taking the world famous and spectacular drive that is Chapman’s Peak, you may seek a coffee - and we found one!  The Noordhoek Garden Emporium sits on the C...</p>

Cafe Focus: The Coffee Guy - Noordhoek

Once you get to Noordhoek, after taking the world famous and spectacular drive that is Chapman’s Peak, you may seek a coffee - and we found one!  The Noordhoek Garden Emporium sits on the C...

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