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Have you ever daydreamed about owning a cafe? Maybe you've spotted one for sale and are on the fence? Today's episode is a must-listen.Meet Matt Kenworthy, a numbers man who, along with his wife Ash, took the plunge and bought not just one but three cafes in 2019. He shares his journey from mortgage broking to owning and running the East Vic Park institution formerly known as Antz Cafes.We dig into the nitty-gritty of rebranding to Venn Coffee, managing staff and customers, and the tough call...

This is one to watch on video if you can!Oh what a special day it is when Chris puts in more than 3 minutes of preparation!This week he told us he has something special ready, but we couldn't have imagined he'd written a complete scene from his new Screen-Play "The Story of Filament Coffee” Before we run through the first table read, Aaron starts the episode off by discussing the huge cold coffee market, trends within and finishes by deciding that a teeth-whitening cold brew will be the next ...

Our Very first video episode! And what a way to start!Watch the video episode on YouTube here.After Chris reads some timely obituaries, Aaron kicks us off with his six-part manifesto to get us to all slow down, and take time (30 seconds or 30 minutes) the next time we have a coffee.Then we workshop the kid's book. An idea we had back on episode 50 when Aaron brought in a book about a mole being defecated on, we thought surely we can do this. And we did. Sort of. We come up with the story, the...

The Matt that matters most, Matt Muhl from Brightside Coffee joins us for the first time this year as we discuss all that is new and noteworthy in the world of coffee.We kick off with a coffee update from Matt. Price relief is on the horizon, with the Brazil harvest looking “absolutely baby glam” to quote the man himself. With exports up for the world's biggest coffee producer, price relief is coming to all green bean buyers. Not for the consumer of course, just for us manufacturers who...

50 Episodes! And what a way to celebrateAaron tells us he's quit coffee, tells us he's been giving his daughter coffee, and then tells us he owns a book that is literally about a badger trying to find an animal who defecated on him.He also discusses the Story of the Aeropress, the Crazy coffee idea by a Stanford Professor and Frisbee maker that made millions. After a shaky start, the online coffee community got behind Alan Adler and launched the Aeropress into every specialty coffee shop. We ...

This is a big episode, tackling a big topic: Australia's dying coffee culture. What was once the envy of the coffee world has become a myriad of mediocrity as more and more people take their bikes and their laptops to cafes in 2023, only to be met with the lazy attitudes of the barista.Maybe you've been denied chocolate sprinkles on your cappuccino because it isn't ‘authentic’? Maybe you've been informed by a barista that your extra hot coffee is just not possible and shouldn't be made like t...