CHATS, SIPS AND GROWING THINGS: WHY COFFEE AND KZN GO SO WELL TOGETHER IN SPRING
IMAGES: shirley williams There is something particularly pleasurable about drinking coffee in spring. Perhaps it is the warmth of the cup between your hands while the air begins to soften.…
MOVING TOWARDS TAKE OUT COFFEE
From tuk-tuks to shipping containers, from caravans to old lorries – mobile coffee or coffee-on-the-go is a growing trend in South Africa. We’re quite a few steps behind our European…
COFFEE SHOP ETIQUETTE: THE UNWRITTEN RULES OF WORKING FROM YOUR FAVOURITE COFFEE SHOP!
WORDS: SHIRLEY WILLIAMS As we gear up for this year’s Battle of the Beans, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the independent coffee shops, baristas and coffee lovers who make…
KZN’S BARISTAS: THE GRAFFITI ARTISTS OF THE COFFEE WORLD
There is a special kind of artist at work in coffee shops across KwaZulu-Natal.Like graffiti artists who transform blank walls into moments of beauty, baristas create intricate works of art…
WHY WE ALWAYS GO BACK TO THAT COFFEE SHOP
If you’re a coffee lover, you’ll know the feeling. You walk past dozens of cafés, yet your feet take you to the same one again and again. It’s not always…
TIME FOR KZN TO SMELL THE COFFEE SAYS DIPLOMAT
KwaZulu-Natal’s coffee industry should “get up and smell the coffee” if it hopes to secure a meaningful share of one of the world’s most lucrative consumer markets. That was the…
BATTLE OF THE BEANS REWARDS TOP COFFEE SHOPS AT AWARDS CEREMONY
Lineage Hillcrest was crowned the Battle of the Beans 2025 Top Coffee Shop in KZN at an awards ceremony on Friday night (30 January) at the Grand White in Durban.…
MEET THE JUDGES: DAVE BALLANCE
My first recollection of coffee was during a stay with my aunt and her family on their farm in Zimbabwe. They had this huge kitchen, well it seemed huge to…