Here is a fun new iPhone/iPad App from the Ninja Barista.  Test your coffee making skills while fending off evil ninjas. This game is pretty simple and just meant to be a bit of fun for baristas and lovers of coffee.  Make sure you look at the Ninja Barista’s videos sharing some of his philosophies [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Ninja Barista Releases First App", url: "http://baristabrothers.com/?p=313" });

 
 
 
The Rocks Aroma Festival is on this weekend in Sydney.
We will have a stand in George Street this year so come by and visit us!
Download a printable version of the event program
The Rocks Aroma Festival
Sunday 31 July
10am – 5pm
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Choice magazine just released their new test of coffee at chains in Australia. We formed part of the team tasting the coffee you can buy over the counter and Matt spent some time visiting individual outlets with Choice.
See the Choice Magazine article here.
See the Sydney Morning Herald interview here.
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Good news.  We have just launched our first coffee app.
**Learn stunning coffee art from the leading coffee app in the world today!**
Suited to the home barista, the commercial barista or anyone simply interested in coffee, this app contains actual movies of the three main different coffee art techniques: free pouring, etching and fudge art!
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In the pursuit of that perfect cup of coffee or espresso, can perfection ever really be achieved?  The answer, even accounting for the consideration of individual taste, may simply be no.  The reason is the result of four things that coffee are subjected to in its short life from green bean to cup:  oxidation, heat, [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Elusive Freshness of Coffee", url: "http://baristabrothers.com/?p=284" });

Matt was interviewed by 2UE weekend afternoon host Clive Robertson last weekend talking about coffee at home.
Press play below to listen.
Enjoy!
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Do you think your role as a barista is simply frothing milk, extracting espressos or pouring coffees all day long. No way! The job entails much more than that.
At the end of the day – sure – your primary role is to wrangle the espresso machine, but a good barista is also there to create [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Role of the Barista", url: "http://baristabrothers.com/?p=281" });

The last time we wrote about a concert we went to we received a fairly nasty comment that we shouldn’t be writing about a George Michael concert because it had nothing to do with coffee. True! Which brings me to my next concert review Spandau Ballet (Sydney Entertainment Centre, April 23, 2010).
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Matt was on Afternoons with James Valentine ABC 702 Sydney radio show “The Rip” today talking about coffee and life in Sydney.
Press play below to listen.
Enjoy!

Matt and James Valentine
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I was lucky enough to be given a personal tour around one of the most promising up-and-coming Australian coffee plantations/roasters a few days ago. The plantation was called Red Door Coffee and the owner is Brett Luker. Red Door is situated a few kilometres off the Pacific Highway just past Ballina in a little place [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Matt Visits Red Door Coffee Plantation", url: "http://baristabrothers.com/?p=240" });