https://www.corridorkitchen.com Necessity is the mother of invention. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:46:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/02/the-reformatory-caffeine-lab-surry-hills/ https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/02/the-reformatory-caffeine-lab-surry-hills/#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2014 06:37:33 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6335 ]]> https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/02/the-reformatory-caffeine-lab-surry-hills/feed/ 5 https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/01/brewtown-newtown/ https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/01/brewtown-newtown/#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:45:29 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6292 Much has been written (and doubtless, will continue to be written) about Brewtown Newtown, a great addition to the mostly uninspired caffeine scene in the formerly (and now once again?) cutting edge, albeit somewhat crunchy suburb of Newtown. Taking over the ground floor of the lovingly restored barn-like space on O'Connel Street (formerly Berkelouw books), Simon Triggs of Gnome and Charles Cameron of Single Origin Roasters have put together a cracking cafe. Just off the main drag seems to be the way to play it these days. Brewtown sits on O'Connell Street, which comes off King street. Having visited a handful of times now, I find the service to be very professional; staff seat you, are attentive, and are eager to tell you all about their offerings, especially when it comes to coffee. This is admirable when you consider the place has been an instant hit and is usually packed out; take a sip of your coffee at 9:59, look up at the doorway at 10:00am and it's as if a switch has been flicked to signal that brunch has begun. ]]> https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2014/01/brewtown-newtown/feed/ 8 https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/cafe-review-gumption-by-coffee-alchemy-sydney-cbd/ https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/cafe-review-gumption-by-coffee-alchemy-sydney-cbd/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:45:48 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=6223 Coffee Alchemy’s ‘Gumption’ launched last week in with little fanfare and much positive word of mouth. You’ll find it on the ground floor or the iconic Strand Arcade on Sydney’s Pitt and George Streets. ]]> https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/12/cafe-review-gumption-by-coffee-alchemy-sydney-cbd/feed/ 9 https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/07/5-cbr-coffee/ https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/07/5-cbr-coffee/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 05:00:53 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=5526 My not-so-secret dirty secret is that I was born in Canberra. An unlikely place for a caffeine fiend to develop a love of coffee, maybe, but as a result I'm a frequest visitor, and often asked for a list of coffee recommendations. A friend recently asked me for said list, which I've been meaning to write for some time now, and I decided it would better to leave you in the learned hands of my mate and resident Canberra coffee espert, Barrister Barista. Here's her 5 picks for Canberra caffeine hits.]]> https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/07/5-cbr-coffee/feed/ 5 https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/02/cafe-review-naked-espresso-melbourne-cbd/ https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/02/cafe-review-naked-espresso-melbourne-cbd/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:37:03 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=5117 The last couple of times I was in the Melbourne CBD, I made a beeline for Naked Espresso, a cute and well known place on Little Bourke Street. These guys use naked portafilters for their espresso (hence their name) but they also tick the specialty coffee box with their selection of ‘new brew’ techniques such as aeropress and pourover. This place is a coffee nerd’s paradise; their blackboards list the day’s brews complete with tasting notes, and they sell enough different beans, gadgets and paraphernalia to keep the caffeine-obsessed happy for yonks. The coffee menu changes often, with appearances from the likes of Market Lane, Axil Coffee Roasters and even Naked’s own house blend. On my most recent visit, there were couple of Market lane single O’s on offer for syphon/pourover/aeropress, the house blend for espresso-based coffees and an Axil single origin as their guest coffee.]]> https://www.corridorkitchen.com/2013/02/cafe-review-naked-espresso-melbourne-cbd/feed/ 7