Coffee. I can’t start my day without it. When I was 8 years old, my parents went to Italy on vacation and fell in love with the coffee there. They bought three (!) espresso makers (like this) and had them shipped back to Australia where they had the voltage and plugs changed so they would … Read more
Win a Breville Duo-Temp Pro Thanks to the kind folks at Breville Canada, I have one Duo-Temp Pro (I wrote about it here) to give away to one lucky reader in Canada. The machine is valued at $499.99CAD! How to enter: There are 2 ways to enter (maximum of two entries per person for the … Read more
Ok, so you’ve navigated the boulangerie, you have your croissants, pains au chocolat and baguette. Whew! Time to sit down and congratulate yourself and plan your day. And if you’re in France, that can surely be done on one of those inviting looking café terraces, over a coffee, right? Sure but do you know how … Read more
This year marks 20 years since I left home and moved to Paris where I ended up staying over 5 years. Since I left in 2000, I have had the good fortune to have visited the city fairly regularly and one of the things I have noticed, especially over the past few years is how … Read more
You might remember late last summer when the Flat White coffee came to Second Cup here in Canada. I’ve become a big fan of the Flat White and it’s my “go to” treat on the way to work a few times a month (and there are four different coffee shops within a one block radius … Read more
It’s bold. It’s rich. It’s velvety. Yup, it’s Second Cup’s Flat White that I told you about last week: a coffee with its origins in Australia, featuring a double shot of signature Second Cup Espresso Forte, paired with steamed milk and a very thin layer of micro foam. The Second Cup Flat White is the … Read more