Category: COFFEE

Become your own home barista with Nespresso Favourites

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With costs going up, more Aussies than ever are feeling the pinch and with the average household consuming three coffees every day, more and more are opting to make their coffee at home to cut back. New YouGov research, The Nespresso 2022 Australian Coffee Report, shows 73% of Australians are now making their coffee at home in some capacity, with more than 63% (which is 9 million!) saying it’s to save money. While Australian cafe culture remains strong, it seems that the at home Nespresso supplements the daily coffee intake and we’re still enjoying the best of both worlds.  Of course saving cash isn’t the only benefit, with 67% of Australians reporting they found it convenient, and 51% saying they were confident their coffee would always be made exactly the way they liked it. In fact, Australians were largely very satisfied with their own coffee-making  skills, with 75% of coffee drinkers claiming the quality of their own homemade “When you’re consuming several coffees a day, it’s a huge benefit in times like these to be able to pare back your spending by making some of those coffee orders at home without having to compromise on quality,” said Nespresso Coffee Ambassador, Mitch Monaghan. “Australians will continue to visit their local café for that social experience, but they also want to know the first coffee they make as they roll out of bed in the morning is up to standard. Nespresso’s AAA Sustainable Quality Program™ ensures the coffee you buy is both the highest-quality and sustainably sourced.”… Read More

Drink coffee, get paid

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Looking for a job to froth over? In celebration of the launch of their reformulated Cafe for Baristas Almond Milk, leading plant-based milk brand, Vitasoy Australia has today announced they’re on the hunt for Australia’s Biggest Coffee Nut to become their Chief Coffee Taster! It usually takes a few minutes for ads to appear on the page, but occasionally it can take up to an hour. See our code implementation guide for more details. According to research, Australians love their coffee so much that over 30% of people surveyed would need a minimum of $10,000 to give up coffee for the month. And of that 30%, almost 10% would need a whole $1 million – clearly a nation full of strong Chief Coffee Taster candidates! Good thing Vitasoy’s got one hell of an opportunity available for a coffee tester, where you’ll: Have the chance to experiment with the tastier, frothier and creamier Cafe for Baristas Almond Milk reformulation Be invited to our Wodonga lab to sample the latest plant milk innovations with your flights (from any Australian capital city) and accommodation on us  Learn all there is to learn about coffee from Australia’s 2019 barista champion Matt Lewin Get exposure to some of the best innovations in coffee and taste more coffee than a normal person would care to! Receive $10,000 (prior to tax) for your one month fixed term contract period Simply find the job here and record a video (no longer than 30 seconds) telling us why you are Australia’s biggest coffee nut and want to be Vitasoy’s… Read More

Learn how to speak and drink coffee like an Italian – Lavazza x Duolingo partnership

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Who doesn’t love Italian? They are leaders in the art of coffee and there’s nothing more romantic than listening to the Italian language. This is why the latest partnership between Lavazza Australia and the world’s number one language app, Duolingo, makes sense.  When you visit Lavazza.com.au and add a minimum of 1kg bag of whole beans to your cart, simply add the code ESPRESSOLINGO to win one of 100 free annual subscriptions to Duoling. The subscription is valued at $170. This offer ends at midnight on the 11th of September 2020.  This partnership came about as a result of research commissioned by Lavazza Australia, which showed that although international travel is off the cards for 2020, many Australians revealed they’d like to learn a new language.  The national report, which spoke to more than 1,000 Australians, found Millennials/Gen Y (37%) to be the most eager to learn a new language, closely followed by Centennials/Gen Z (34%) and Gen X (18%). Baby Boomers came in at the tail end with just one-in-10 claiming any interest in learning a second ‘lingo’. When it came to the most popular language of choice studied by Aussies, Italian came out on top at 27%, followed by Spanish (24%, French (22%), Japanese (16%), and then Mandarin (11%). This aligned with Duolingo’s app data, which showed the number of people studying Italian had increased by 27% year on year, dominated by Sydneysiders, followed by Melburnians.  Interestingly, the trends mirrored the nation’s top destination picks of places to visit once international restrictions lift,… Read More

Now you can enjoy your Starbucks in your jammies without leaving the house

Starbucks at home

With the launch of the Starbucks At Home range, coffee lovers will now be able to enjoy cafe-quality coffee without having to leave the house.  You can now grab five new premium coffee styles from your local supermarket, which includes Roast & Ground, Whole Bean, Premium Instant, Premium Coffee Sachets, and Starbucks By Nescafé Dolce Gusto capsule options, which builds on the existing Starbucks By Nespresso range.  Starbucks At Home Roast & Ground and Whole Bean (RRP $9.00) The Roast & Ground varieties can be extracted through pour-overs, drip filters and coffee presses, while the whole coffee beans allow for customised grinding. Both recreate the signature freshly-brewed taste of a perfect Starbucks brew at home. Starbucks Premium Instant Coffee 90g (RRP $9.95) is a duo of high-quality soluble coffees created by Starbucks master blenders. These premium coffees use the same high quality 100% Arabica beans as the Starbucks coffee houses.  Starbucks By Nespresso Pike Place 10pk (RRP $6.90) is the newest addition and seventh variety of expertly-roasted Starbucks coffee encapsulated in Nespresso’s authentic aluminium capsules. Starbucks At Home Premium Coffee Sachets (RRP $5.90) is a new range of sachets inspired by several iconic coffee house favourties and include the following flavours: Cappuccino, Latte, Caramel Latte and Caffe Mocha.  Starbucks By Nescafé Dolce Gusto (RRP $8.50) is a new range of Starbucks capsules filled with high quality 100% Arabica beans with specific roasting and taste profiles used in Starbucks coffeehouse staples that can be made from a NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto machine in the comfort of your… Read More

Crank up your day in iso with a cold press coffee infused with superfoods

Cold press coffee

Yes, the world is strange place right now and we’re all looking at ways to stay healthy and mentally focussed during this health emergency. And who would’ve thought cold press coffee in a can is one way of achieving this? You can get your morning coffee hit while taking in some next level superfoods. So, what’s so special about BeforeYouSpeak Cold Press High Performance Coffee? It’s 100% natural, vegan friendly, paleo friendly, keto friendly, dairy free, gluten free and there are no artificial sweeteners.  This ready-to-drink, single original Columbian coffee is infused with all the good stuff, like MCT oil, turmeric, Siberian ginseng, green coffee bean and black pepper extract The good people at BeforeYouSpeak brew their ready-to-drink coffee using a cold press technology, which is different to cold brew. When compared to other brewing methods, cold press coffee yields a greater number of compounds in the liquid concentrate, meaning there is an explosion of flavour whilst having unparalleled smoothness.  So, while we’re all in iso and thinking of ways to cheer ourselves up, why not treat yourself to coffee that can be delivered to your home! Hop online and order a batch of cold press coffee – you know the best part is when the delivery guy knocks on the door with your goodies in hand! 

Acre Eatery is one of the inner west’s best kept secrets

Breakfast at Acre Eatery

The Acre Eatery in Sydney is probably one of the inner west’s best kept secrets. A stunning farm-to-table establishment located in Camperdown Commons, this venue now stands where the Camperdown Bowling and Recreation Club once existed. The beautiful thing is that this farm-like eatery is now a community hub for locals to gather and feast. What could have been developed into another block of bland high rises, is now a feel-good urban farm in the city. The establishment is located within Camperdown Commons, which is also home to not-for-profit organisation Pocket City Farms. Pocket City Farms take neglected spaces in Sydney and turn them into sustainable, urban farms. The venue boasts three areas to dine in – a sunny garden terrace, a takeaway section (known as the ‘Container’) and an impressive, country-style dining room that is fit for a wedding. And yes, Acre Eatery does cater for such events. The funky Spritz Bar is located on the Garden Terrace and is a great space to sit around with friends and share a meal over a few drinks. Breakfast is served in the Garden Terrace five days a week from Wednesday to Sunday and is the perfect location for a relaxing weekend breakfast, overlooking the community garden.  Breakfasts don’t get any heartier than the ‘Country Breakfast’, which includes homemade pasture-raised pork sausage, butter mushrooms, bacon, grilled tomato, free-range poached egg, toast and pickles. For something a little naughtier, you may want to consider the spelt flour ricotta hotcakes with macerated berries, maple butter and caramelised banana…. Read More