For those of you who interact with me on Facebook, you will know that I have been looking forward to this show for sometime. I was fortunate enough to wrangle a few trade tickets for the opening day yesterday. So of course, despite the fact that a number of us are going to go on Sat, I went to the quieter day yesterday, with friends Hanlie and Marion.
It was great to spend a couple of hours wandering around, tasting a few delightful wines, checking out all the organic food suppliers, avoiding the immensely ugly Mainstay bar area, and of course, chatting to all the coffee connoisseurs.
My favourite moment was getting to chat to a few guys from Barista Underground (www.baristaunderground.com) and Origin Coffee Roasting (www.originroasting.co.za). Check em out - and I will definitely be visiting Origin soon!
The funniest moment was when one of the chocolatiers addressed Marion as my wife. We had a good giggle, as did my wife Nada a little later in the evening. Forgiveness was quick as I was bearing gifts of Chilli Chocolate!
Oh yes, before I forget, you must check out the amazing art at www.espressoporn.com - just a pity about the website name!
Stay tuned for more about coffee, shops, art and beans...
Yours in coffee
Barista Frank
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2 comments:
ooooohhhh CHILLI Chocolate. Yummy.
and Origin - they sound like they know what they're doing. Really would like to check them out as well. When are we going???
Soon, real SOON!
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