Day: August 25, 2025

Image: James Ser/stock.adobe.comActor and wrestling superstar John Cena has praised Melbourne’s coffee culture once again, this time in an interview with Bon Appétit, where he revealed his love for the humble flat white and how he uses the beverage as a barometer to determine where a venue’s priorities lie. Cena stated the people of Melbourne are “a
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Many café operators are having to find ways to shrink their outgoings and increase revenue. Image: rawpixel.com/stock.adobe.com.It’s becoming increasingly expensive to operate a café in Australia or New Zealand. Brett Bolwell, Founder of Barista Equip, shares five tips for café owners to keep costs down and potentially increase revenue. Over the past five years, Australia and New Zealand’s café scenes have endured an unrelenting series of obstacles that have seen prices
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T2’s Sally Morris says there are many parallels between the specialty coffee and tea industries. Image: T2.While specialty coffee is firmly rooted in the Australasian psyche, interest in specialty tea is still somewhat niche. T2 explores the parallels between the two industries and how a thoughtfully curated tea offering can elevate a café’s credibility.  In just three decades, the way many people in Australia and New Zealand prepare coffee has changed
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On Lonsdale’s sandos deliver a different type of food experience. Image: On Lonsdale.Smashed avo, eggs benny, and granola bowls are the bread and butter of Aussie café menus, but this hotspot in the heart of Braddon, just a few kilometres north of Australia’s Federal Parliament, is switching up the game with Japanese- and Korean-inspired sandos. Owner Lachlan Exton and Head Chef Cho Hoon elected to pursue sandos
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