I am thinking of organizing a latte art contest for the coffee baristas in Malaysia (Klang Valley).
The idea of the latte art contest is to provide a platform for the coffee baristas (doesn’t matter if he/she is a home or professional coffee barista) to not only to compete against each other but [...]
I am putting up a used Wega Max grinder for sale. If interested, please contact me or use the comments form below.
For your information, Wega grinders are manufactured by Compak, a Spanish company that also manufactures Ascaso brand of coffee grinders, which you can find at ETC concept store @ The Curve, Damansara.
The grinder is [...]
To celebrate the passing of year 2009 and to welcome the arrival of year 2010, we have manage to get the support of two lovely cafes in giving YOU, our lovely reader and Coffee Lover, a very special…
This year-end promotion is brought to you by KF Chan, the man behind Coffee in Malaysia and is [...]
The general consensus for hot drinks is always drink them while still hot because at that temperature, they always taste the best.
Unfortunately, this is not the case with brewed coffee. Of course, you have to brew the coffee at near boiling water (96degree Celcius to be precise) in order to extract all the best coffee [...]
Yet again, we had another home barista jam at Irving’s place on last Sunday. Irving had just done a couple of mods to his Oscar espresso machine. So KF Chan, KK Yoon (finally met after some emails between us) and I was invited to come over to check out the differences.
So what are the mods [...]
On the last FHM, I was glad to be at the Barista Coffee counter to meet Jack Hanna in person. For you who do not know, Jack was the 2007 World Latte Champion. Jack not only won with his signature design but, in a very impressive display of talent, Jack poured identical rosettas behind his [...]
My last destination of the day is Cafe Oriole @ Somerset Road. This place is run by Keith Loh (the owner) and John Ting (head barista). John Ting is the current Singapore champion while Keith Loh is the runner-up. Both are dedicated in serving quality coffee by dedicated, professional and properly-trained baristas.
I was really hungry [...]
The next day, I went to my next destination, Jules Cafe Bar. Nothing I could really say as it was also disappointing when it comes to coffee. What enticed me in the first place was it serves Grinders coffee, a coffee boutique brand from Melbourne.
If you are looking for good, authentic Australian food, then head [...]
Niu Ze Sui @ Chinatown
After lunch, we wandered around Niu Ze Sui @ Chinatown. My HK uncle who migrated to Singapore long ago told us the story behind Niu Ze Sui on our Sunday dinner @ Mellbern Seafood, Block 13, Braddel Road (near Toa Payoh) but I can’t recall now as I was not listening. [...]
First off – it makes pretty good espresso. I know I am hardly the first person to make this observation, but I think everyone who tries it is pleasantly surprised. I think with a few adjustment…
But since the contest is dead now, I guess it doesn’t really matter anymore. Besides, I spent a lot of time and effort writing this piece, and Coffee Ritual is really a nice cafe with great food …
Apart from sampling and tasting all the wonderful food, I was fascinated by the Barista Coffee section for a few reasons. I simply love coffee and what more when the 2007 World Latte Art Champion ,…
Young, focussed and confident; these are all words that could be used to describe Sydney’s Jack Hanna, World Latte Art Champion 2007. But there are two words that best sum him up – driven and t…
As milk heats, the water in its structure starts evaporating from the surface. This concentrates the remaining fat and proteins into a thicker layer at the top of the pot. This layer eventually bec…
In June, I started setting up a new coffee and espresso Lab in Vancouver. This isn’t the CoffeeGeek Lab of 2006 either. It’s a fully dedicated 55 sq. metre room filled with over 100 way…
Malaysian coffee, called ”kopi,” is for some an acquired taste. Made by pouring boiling water through grounds held in a cloth ”sock” filter, it’s thick, strong and bit…
Behind the front counter at Fong Da, the cafe he opened in 1956, 82-year-old Tsao Zhiguang prepares a cup of coffee using a siphon pot. The brewing apparatus, also known as a ”vac” pot,…
The photo above wasn’t taken on Taiwan, but in one of our favorite Malaysian kopitiam (coffee shops): Sin Yin Loong in Ipoh, an old tin mining town a couple of hours north of Kuala Lumpur. Th…
To a coffee lover, the single most important device to acquire other than the coffee brewing apparatus is the coffee grinder. You may use any brewing apparatus, be it a French press, an espresso po…
