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bluedufflecoat on 14/06/2011 - 19:35 theageshop.com.au (275 clicks)

For coffee lovers …
I think this is usually about $20 - $25 normally.

Matt Holden and his team of reviewers have scoured Melbourne to put together a guide of over 280 reviews on the best coffee being brewed. Our Guide focuses on coffee but also rates food, place/space and feel good factor. Plus we also have a feature on the 21 great out of town (country) cafes. CLICK HERE for a sneak preview.

This guide will only be available with The Saturday Age on June 18 for $5! So don’t miss out on this fantastic offer. CLICK HERE to see the list of newsagents stocking this guide.

So how did the team make their judgements?

Coffee (scored out of ten): commitment to quality beans (single origin, organic, fair trade, and microlots), grinding to order, consistency, care taken; and the coffee experience: aroma, temperature, crema, acidity, flavour balance, mouth feel, body, and aftertaste.

Food (scored out of five): quality, freshness, appropriateness, deliciousness.

Feel good factor (scored out of two): special things such as art, music, loose-leaf tea, sunshine, smiles, the possibility of spontaneous conversation, serendipity.

What we dissed: dirty tables, pre-ground coffee, stale decaf, bad food, three-day-old muffins and lusciousness.

Place and space (scored out of three): the café experience – comfort, class, cosiness, sense of community, staff spirit or rudeness. Nor did we try to judge what was cool and what was wasn’t.

Also in our guide are the following awards:

Best Coffee 2011
Best Cafe 2011
Best New Cafe 2011
Best Food Cafe 2011
Best Small Cafe 2011
Best Chocolate Cafe 2011
Best Bakery 2011
Good Cafe Guide Barista Award 2011
Goof Cafe Guide Local Hero 2011
Good Cafe Guide Hall of Fame 2011
Books & Magazines Coffee Guide

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  • spacecowboy on 14/06/2011 - 20:02

    The Age Good Food Guide 2011 version came out August 31 last year.

    http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780143011750/age-good-fo…

    New 2012 version is due Aug 30 2012

    http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780143011767/age-good-fo…

    Not sure if this Age Good Cafe Guide is a totally different book, but it seems odd to release a 2011 guide to anything so late in the year. They usually come out months in advance of the year on the cover.

    • tonester on 14/06/2011 - 20:12

      Not sure if this Age Good Cafe Guide is a totally different book, but I guess the 2012 version of it is not far off either. Just realise this may be superseded by a new version soon, hence the bargain price to clear them before the new one arrives.

      2011 is the just-released inaugural edition :)

      http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/…

  • neil on 14/06/2011 - 20:32
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    Here's a bit of a summary of results, http://www.melhotornot.com/age-good-cafe-guide-awards-2011/

    Best Coffee – Seven Seeds, Carlton.

    Best Cafe – Auction Rooms, North Melbourne.

    Best New Cafe – Wide Open Road, Brunswick.

    Best Bakery Cafe – Chez Dre, South Melbourne.

    Best Food Cafe – Miss Jackson, St Kilda.

    Best Small Cafe – Nabiha, Moonee Ponds

    Best Chocolate Cafe – Monsieur Truffle, Collingwood.

    Local Hero – Omar and the Marvellous Coffee Bird, Gardenvale

    • spacecowboy on 14/06/2011 - 20:38

      SMH Sydney Good Cafe Awards results, http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/about-town/naked-flavour…

      Best cafe Mecca Espresso, Ultimo.

      Best coffee Coffee Alchemy, Marrickville.

      Best new cafe Room 10, Potts Point.

      Best coffee innovator Campos Coffee, Newtown.

      Best old-timer Don Adan Coffee House, Mosman.

      Best bean-to-cup cafe The Source Espresso Bar, Mosman.

      Best latte art Uliveto, Kings Cross.

      Best food Le Monde, Surry Hills.

      Best chocolate cafe Lindt Chocolat Café´, City.

      Best bar/cafe 13b, Darlinghurst.

      Best barista Alex Kum, Mecca Espresso, City.

      Best boutique roaster Single Origin Roasters, Surry Hills.

      Best cafe life fouratefive, Surry Hills.

      Best small cafe Toby's Estate, Potts Point.

      Best bakery cafe Central Baking Depot, City.

      Best patisserie cafe Black Star Pastry, Newtown.

      Best breakfast cafe Three Blue Ducks, Bronte.

      Best cafe with a view Crabbe Hole, Bondi.

      Best kid-friendly cafe Cafe Bellagio, Waverley.

      • jv on 14/06/2011 - 20:41
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        Sydney Good Cafe Awards

        = oxymoron

    • jv on 14/06/2011 - 20:42

      Here's a bit of a summary of results

      Damn !!! nothing out east…

  • YadaYadaYada on 14/06/2011 - 20:35

    Deal is also available for Sydney, with the Sydney Morning Herald this Saturday:
    http://smhshop.com.au/cmspage.php?intid=813

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