"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...

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! ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Walking into Tulip Coffee Bar in Hermanus is like visiting an old family friend's home. The people are friendly and familiar, the staff greet you like a long-lost relative, and everything looks ...

We know from our love of braai-ing, that smoke is a natural outcome of getting the best cooked meat. The same is true of coffee roasting, the process creates a large amount of smoke and while this can...