MEET OUR JUDGES: JUDD CAMPBELL, HEIKE SIM AND DENNIS NGXONGO
Coffee is a universal language – and a brew shared by an incredibly wide array of people. Nowhere is this more evident than in the judging line up of The…
RALPH BRONZIN AND THE FINE ART OF COFFEE
INGRID SHEVLIN As many of you know, the Great Cappuccino Hunt, first published in the Sunday Tribune, is the inspiration behind The Battle of the Beans – and it all…
THE MAGICAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF COFFEE
CINDY BOTTOMLEY Coffee!! Ah!! There is nothing quite like that first mug of the day. Taking that first sip just gets your ‘motor running’ in the best way. It’s the…
GINGER FOX: A NIMBLE AND DELICATE BREW TO GET YOU GOING
DENNIS NGXONGO Sias du Plessis and I meet at The Grind in bustling Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. This place serves good coffee and great food for people on the move,…
PAUL RUSSELL – BURGER KING AND COFFEE JUDGE
INGRID SHEVLIN Paul Russell’s artisanal gourmet burgers are all about passion and heart. But right now he’s putting those fine-tuned tastebuds to the test as a judge in the Battle…
BASI BEAN CAFÉ – COFFEE FOR THE PEOPLE
DENNIS NGXONGO The wind was at full throttle when l visited Basi Bean Coffee on Addington Beach. The former Afros Chicken is now a coffee haven on the corner of…
KZN SOUTH COAST AT THE HEART OF COFEE GROWING IN SOUTH AFRICA
When it comes to first-class coffee-growing nations, South Africa has yet to reach its peak. However, one KZN South Coast-based coffee collective is changing this. RedBerry Coffee Collective, driven by…
CRANE FLOWER COFFEE SHOP: A PASSSION BORN IN NEW YORK
INGRID SHEVLIN Dale Sandy is the proprietor of, and passion behind, the Crane Flower Coffee shop at 8 Msenga Road, Robyndale Business Park, Kloof. It is one of those laidback…
CAFE MONTEE – IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR
DENNIS NGXONGO Café Montee, on 175 Clark Rd (or 100 Bulwer Road, depending on where you are coming come from), in Glenwood is the new kid on the coffee block…